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Checklist for Family Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 1837
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
266
930
2257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
260
922
2236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
97
311
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Euphausiacea
Dana, 1852
Euphausiaceans, Euphausiid shrimps, Krill
2
10
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEuphausiidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
9
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
9 Genera with 28 Species
Euphausia Dana, 19065SpeciesTaxom
Meganyctiphanes Holt & W.M. ..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Nematobrachion Calman, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Nematoscelis G. O. Sars, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Nyctiphanes G. O. Sars, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Stylocheiron G. O. Sars, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Tessarabrachion Hansen, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Thysanoessa Brandt, 19009SpeciesTaxom
Thysanopoda Latreille, 18854SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
28 Species
Euphausia krohni (Brandt, 1851)⇒ Euphausia krohnii Brandt, 1851
Euphausia krohnii Brandt, 1851
Euphausia pacifica Hansen, 1911North Pacific krill
Euphausia superba Dana, 1850Antarctic krill
Euphausia triacantha Holt & Tatte..., 1906Spiny Krill
Meganyctiphanes norvegica M.Sars, 1856Atlantic Krill
Nematobrachion flexipes Ortmann, 1893
Nematoscelis difficilis Hansen, 1911
Nematoscelis megalops G.O. Sars, 1883
Nyctiphanes couchii Bell, 1853
Nyctiphanes norvegicus (G.O. Sars, 1883)⇒ Meganyctiphanes norvegica M.Sars, 1856
Stylocheiron longicorne G.O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron maximum Hansen, 1908
Tessarabrachion oculatum (Hansen, 1911)⇒ Tessarabrachion oculatus Hansen, 1911
Tessarabrachion oculatus Hansen, 1911
Thysanoessa gregaria G.O. Sars, 1883
Thysanoessa inermis Krøyer, 1846
Thysanoessa inspinata Nemoto, 1963
Thysanoessa longicaudata Krøyer, 1846
Thysanoessa longipes Brandt, 1851
Thysanoessa macrura G. O. Sars, 1883
Thysanoessa raschi (M. Sars, 1864)⇒ Thysanoessa raschii M. Sars, 1864
Thysanoessa raschii M. Sars, 1864Arctic Krill
Thysanoessa spinifera Holmes, 1900Tusilla
Thysanopoda acutifrons Holt & Tatte..., 1905Blue-faced Ringtail
Thysanopoda cornuta Illig, 1905White sand verbena
Thysanopoda dubia (Banner, 1949)⇒ Thysanopoda acutifrons Holt & Tatte..., 1905
Thysanopoda microphthalma G.O. Sars, 1885


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