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Checklist for Family Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 1837
and region Faroe Islands (Denmark)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
90
168
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
89
167
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
22
38
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Euphausiacea
Dana, 1852
Euphausiaceans, Euphausiid shrimps, Krill
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEuphausiidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Faroe Islands
3 Genera with 4 Species
Meganyctiphanes Holt & W.M. ..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Nyctiphanes G. O. Sars, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Thysanoessa Brandt, 18642SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Faroe Islands
4 Species
Meganyctiphanes norvegica M.Sars, 1856Atlantic Krill
Nyctiphanes norvegicus (G.O. Sars, 1883)⇒ Meganyctiphanes norvegica M.Sars, 1856
Thysanoessa longicaudata Krøyer, 1846
Thysanoessa raschii M. Sars, 1864Arctic Krill


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