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Checklist for Family Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 1837
and region Atlantic Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
359
1638
4948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
356
1632
4934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
147
797
2869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Euphausiacea
Dana, 1852
Euphausiaceans, Euphausiid shrimps, Krill
2
9
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEuphausiidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
8
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Atlantic Ocean
8 Genera with 53 Species
Cyrtopia Dana, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Euphausia Dana, 190021SpeciesTaxom
Meganyctiphanes Holt & W.M. ..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Nematobrachion Calman, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Nematoscelis G. O. Sars, 18834SpeciesTaxom
Stylocheiron G. O. Sars, 18837SpeciesTaxom
Thysanoessa Brandt, 19117SpeciesTaxom
Thysanopoda Latreille, 183710SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Atlantic Ocean
53 Species
Euphausia americana Hansen, 1911
Euphausia brevis Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia crystallorophias Holt & Tatte..., 1906Antarctic coastal krill
Euphausia frigida Hansen, 1911Pygmy Krill
Euphausia gibboides Ortmann, 1893Coolwort
Euphausia gracilis (Dana, 1850)⇒ Euphausia tenera Hansen, 1905
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 mucronata G. O. Sars, 1883
Euphausia mutica Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia pseudogibba Ortmann, 1893Coolwort
Euphausia recurva Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia similis G.O. Sars, 1885
Euphausia spinifera G.O. Sars, 1885
Euphausia superba Dana, 1850Antarctic krill
Euphausia tenera Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia triacantha Holt & Tatte..., 1906Spiny Krill
Euphausia vallentini Stebbing, 1900
Meganyctiphanes norvegica M.Sars, 1856Atlantic Krill
Nematobrachion boopis Calman, 1905Eastern Ringtail
Nematobrachion flexipes Ortmann, 1893
Nematobrachion sexspinosum (Hansen, 1911)⇒ Nematobrachion sexspinosus Hansen, 1911
Nematoscelis atlantica Hansen, 1916Holio
Nematoscelis megalops G.O. Sars, 1883
Nematoscelis microps G.O. Sars, 1883
Nematoscelis tenella G.O. Sars, 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 suhmi (G.O. Sars, 1883)⇒ Stylocheiron suhmii G. O. Sars, 1883
Thysanoessa gregaria G.O. Sars, 1883
Thysanoessa inermis Krøyer, 1846
Thysanoessa longicaudata Krøyer, 1846
Thysanoessa macrura G. O. Sars, 1883
Thysanoessa parva Hansen, 1905California laurel
Thysanoessa raschii M. Sars, 1864Arctic Krill
Thysanoessa vicina Hansen, 1911
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 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 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