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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
337
1476
3860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1471
3855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
142
796
2403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Euphausiacea
Dana, 1852
Euphausiaceans, Euphausiid shrimps, Krill
2
6
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEuphausiidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
5
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
5 Genera with 21 Species
Euphausia Dana, 19056SpeciesTaxom
Nematobrachion Calman, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Nematoscelis G. O. Sars, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Stylocheiron G. O. Sars, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Thysanopoda Latreille, 18376SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
21 Species
Euphausia americana Hansen, 1911
Euphausia brevis Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia hemigibba Hansen, 1910Holio
Euphausia mutica Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia pseudogibba Ortmann, 1893Coolwort
Euphausia tenera Hansen, 1905California laurel
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 microps G.O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron abbreviatum G.O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron elongatum G.O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron maximum Hansen, 1908
Thysanopoda aequalis Hansen, 1905California laurel
Thysanopoda monacantha Ortmann, 1893Coolwort
Thysanopoda orientalis Hansen, 1910Holio
Thysanopoda subaequalis (Boden, 1954)⇒ Thysanopoda aequalis Hansen, 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