Siriella pacifica
Distribution:
La Jolla, California to Turtle Bay, Baja California.
Habitat:
Shallow coastal waters and kelp beds.
Size:
? - 9 mm
Diet:
Omnivorous, detritus, copepods and cladocerans.
Predators:
Kelp fish.
Useful Facts or Characters:
Terminal margin of telson has three small spines between a single pair of very long spines.
Natural History:
Remains near the sea floor by day and moves to open waters at night.
References:
Tattersall, W.M. (1951) A review of the Mysidacea of the United States National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 201: 1-292.