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Checklist for Family Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 1837
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
296
1339
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
295
1337
3457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
146
852
2513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Euphausiacea
Dana, 1852
Euphausiaceans, Euphausiid shrimps, Krill
2
7
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEuphausiidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
6
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
6 Genera with 25 Species
Euphausia Dana, 19058SpeciesTaxom
Nematobrachion Calman, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Nematoscelis G. O. Sars, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Stylocheiron G. O. Sars, 18837SpeciesTaxom
Thysanoessa Brandt, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Thysanopoda Latreille, 18375SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
25 Species
Euphausia gibboides Ortmann, 1893Coolwort
Euphausia hemigibba Hansen, 1910Holio
Euphausia mutica Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia paragibba Hansen, 1910Holio
Euphausia recurva Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia similis G.O. Sars, 1885
Euphausia superba Dana, 1850Antarctic krill
Euphausia tenera Hansen, 1905California laurel
Nematobrachion boopis Calman, 1905Eastern Ringtail
Nematoscelis gracilis Hansen, 1910Holio
Nematoscelis microps G.O. Sars, 1883
Nematoscelis tenella G.O. Sars, 1883
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 suhmi (G.O. Sars, 1883)⇒ Stylocheiron suhmii G. O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron suhmii G. O. Sars, 1883
Thysanoessa gregaria G.O. Sars, 1883
Thysanopoda acutifrons Holt & Tatte..., 1905Blue-faced Ringtail
Thysanopoda aequalis Hansen, 1905California laurel
Thysanopoda monacantha Ortmann, 1893Coolwort
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