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Mysis relicta, a small shrimp-like Crustacean

Mysis relicta, a small shrimp-like Crustacean.jpg Larva of SimuliumThumbnailsThe Caterpillar of the Elephant Hawk-Moth (Chærocampa elpenor). Fifth StageLarva of SimuliumThumbnailsThe Caterpillar of the Elephant Hawk-Moth (Chærocampa elpenor). Fifth StageLarva of SimuliumThumbnailsThe Caterpillar of the Elephant Hawk-Moth (Chærocampa elpenor). Fifth StageLarva of SimuliumThumbnailsThe Caterpillar of the Elephant Hawk-Moth (Chærocampa elpenor). Fifth StageLarva of SimuliumThumbnailsThe Caterpillar of the Elephant Hawk-Moth (Chærocampa elpenor). Fifth Stage

Perhaps the best known form with a similar range is the Schizopod crustacean Mysis relicta, which is clearly a descendant of the Arctic marine Mysis oculata, of which it was formerly considered a mere variety.