From Bloomberg Africa
South African academics identified a tiny new shrimp, called the “stargazer mysid” by divers because of its eyes’ apparent permanent upward gaze, in the waters of False Bay, Cape Town.
The shrimp, which is 10 millimeters to 15 millimeters (0.39 inch-0.59 inch) long, is the ninth Mysidopsis species found in Southern Africa. It’s officially named Mysidopsis zsilaveczi after the diver, Guido Zsilavecz, who made the discovery, according to an e-mailed statement today from the University of Cape Town.
The creature is described in a joint paper by Emeritus Professor Charles Griffiths from UCT and Professor Karl Wittmann from the University of Vienna, published recently in the Crustaceana journal.
Zsilavecz brought the shrimp to Griffiths, who sent samples to Wittmann to confirm it was a new species.
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