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Stygiomysida
Spelaeomysis quinterensis (Lepidomysidae)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Superorder:	Peracarida
Order:	Stygiomysida Tchindonova, 1981

Stygiomysida is a small order of malacostracan crustaceans in the superorder Peracarida. It has traditionally been considered part of the order Mysida (opossum shrimps), but was separated from it on phylogenetic grounds.

Families:

• Lepidomysidae Clarke, 1961 (1 genus, 9 species)
• Stygiomysidae Caroli, 1937 (1 genus, 7 species)

References

1. ^ "Stygiomysida". WoRMS www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
2. Meland, K.; Mees, J.; Porter, M.; Wittmann, K. J. (2015). Taxonomic Review of the Orders Mysida and Stygiomysida (Crustacea, Peracarida). PLoS ONE 10(4): e0124656

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