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Checklist for Family Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 1837
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
450
2718
9963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
447
2712
9948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
183
1329
5432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Euphausiacea
Dana, 1852
Euphausiaceans, Euphausiid shrimps, Krill
2
10
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEuphausiidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
9
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
9 Genera with 64 Species
Euphausia Dana, 190522SpeciesTaxom
Meganyctiphanes Holt & W.M. ..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Nematobrachion Calman, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Nematoscelis G. O. Sars, 18836SpeciesTaxom
Nyctiphanes G. O. Sars, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Pseudeuphausia Hansen, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Stylocheiron G. O. Sars, 188310SpeciesTaxom
Thysanoessa Brandt, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Thysanopoda Latreille, 183712SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
64 Species
Euphausia americana Hansen, 1911
Euphausia brevis Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia crystallorophias Holt & Tatte..., 1906Antarctic coastal krill
Euphausia distinguenda Hansen, 1908
Euphausia eximia Hansen, 1911
Euphausia gibba G. O. Sars, 1883
Euphausia gibboides Ortmann, 1893Coolwort
Euphausia hanseni Zimmer, 1915Southeastern Spinyleg
Euphausia hemigibba Hansen, 1910Holio
Euphausia krohni (Brandt, 1851)⇒ Euphausia krohnii Brandt, 1851
Euphausia krohnii Brandt, 1851
Euphausia longirostris Hansen, 1908
Euphausia lucens Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia mutica Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia pacifica Hansen, 1911North Pacific krill
Euphausia paragibba Hansen, 1910Holio
Euphausia pseudogibba Ortmann, 1893Coolwort
Euphausia recurva Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia similis G.O. Sars, 1885
Euphausia splendens (Dana, 1850)⇒ Euphausia lucens Hansen, 1905
Euphausia superba Dana, 1850Antarctic krill
Euphausia tenera Hansen, 1905California laurel
Meganyctiphanes norvegica M.Sars, 1856Atlantic Krill
Nematobrachion boopis Calman, 1905Eastern Ringtail
Nematobrachion flexipes Ortmann, 1893
Nematobrachion sexspinosum (Hansen, 1911)⇒ Nematobrachion sexspinosus Hansen, 1911
Nematobrachion sexspinosus Hansen, 1911
Nematoscelis atlantica Hansen, 1916Holio
Nematoscelis difficilis Hansen, 1911
Nematoscelis gracilis Hansen, 1910Holio
Nematoscelis megalops G.O. Sars, 1883
Nematoscelis microps G.O. Sars, 1883
Nematoscelis tenella G.O. Sars, 1883
Nyctiphanes australis G. O. Sars, 1883Australian Krill
Nyctiphanes capensis Hansen, 1911
Nyctiphanes couchi (Bell, 1853)⇒ Nyctiphanes couchii Bell, 1853
Nyctiphanes couchii Bell, 1853
Nyctiphanes simplex Hansen, 1911
Pseudeuphausia latifrons Sars G.O., 1883
Stylocheiron abbreviatum G.O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron affine Hansen, 1910Holio
Stylocheiron carinatum G.O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron elongatum G.O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron longicorne G.O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron maximum Hansen, 1908
Stylocheiron microphthalma Hansen, 1910Holio
Stylocheiron robustum Brinton, 1962
Stylocheiron suhmi (G.O. Sars, 1883)⇒ Stylocheiron suhmii G. O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron suhmii G. O. Sars, 1883
Thysanoessa gregaria G.O. Sars, 1883
Thysanoessa inermis Krøyer, 1846
Thysanoessa parva Hansen, 1905California laurel
Thysanopoda acutifrons Holt & Tatte..., 1905Blue-faced Ringtail
Thysanopoda aequalis Hansen, 1905California laurel
Thysanopoda cornuta Illig, 1905White sand verbena
Thysanopoda cristata G.O. Sars, 1883
Thysanopoda egregia Hansen, 1905California laurel
Thysanopoda microphthalma G.O. Sars, 1885
Thysanopoda monacantha Ortmann, 1893Coolwort
Thysanopoda obtusifrons G.O. Sars, 1883
Thysanopoda orientalis Hansen, 1910Holio
Thysanopoda pectinata (Ortmann, 1893)⇒ Thysanopoda acutifrons Holt & Tatte..., 1905
Thysanopoda tricuspida H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Thysanopoda tricuspidata (Milne-Edwards, 1837)⇒ Thysanopoda tricuspida H. Milne Edw..., 1837


Links, sources and further information
Euphausiidae at artfakta.se
Euphausiidae at biodiversity.org.au
Euphausiidae at dyntaxa.se
Euphausiidae at gbif.org
Euphausiidae at irmng.org
Euphausiidae at itis.gov
Euphausiidae at marinespecies.org