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Hemimysis anomala

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Bloody Red Mysid: Hemimysis anomala

Hemimysis anomala is capable of changing its body color from reddish to ivory-yellow to almost transparent with a touch of ivory-yellow color due to the contraction of its ivory-yellow chromatophores. Preserved specimens become opaque after preservation.

Photo Credits: NOAA, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

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For more information contact:
Steven Pothoven
Fishery Biologist
NOAA/GLERL
Lake Michigan Field Station
1431 Beach St.
Muskegon, MI 49441-1098
Phone: 231-759-9035
Fax: 231-759-2414
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