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Checklist for Family Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 1837
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
336
1958
6058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1955
6050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
158
1273
4744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Euphausiacea
Dana, 1852
Euphausiaceans, Euphausiid shrimps, Krill
1
8
30
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEuphausiidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
8
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
8 Genera with 30 Species
Cyrtopia Dana, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Euphausia Dana, 19058SpeciesTaxom
Nematobrachion Calman, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Nematoscelis G. O. Sars, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Pseudeuphausia Hansen, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Stylocheiron G. O. Sars, 18839SpeciesTaxom
Thysanoessa Brandt, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Thysanopoda Latreille, 18377SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
30 Species
Euphausia americana Hansen, 1911
Euphausia brevis Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia diomedeae Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Euphausia gibba G. O. Sars, 1883
Euphausia gibboides Ortmann, 1893Coolwort
Euphausia mutica Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia paragibba Hansen, 1910Holio
Euphausia tenera Hansen, 1905California laurel
Nematobrachion boopis Calman, 1905Eastern Ringtail
Nematobrachion sexspinosum (Hansen, 1911)⇒ Nematobrachion sexspinosus Hansen, 1911
Nematoscelis microps G.O. Sars, 1883
Nematoscelis tenella G.O. Sars, 1883
Pseudeuphausia latifrons Sars G.O., 1883
Stylocheiron abbreviatum G.O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron affine Hansen, 1910Holio
Stylocheiron carinatum G.O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron elongatum G.O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron maximum Hansen, 1908
Stylocheiron microphthalma Hansen, 1910Holio
Stylocheiron robustum Brinton, 1962
Stylocheiron suhmi (G.O. Sars, 1883)⇒ Stylocheiron suhmii G. O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron suhmii G. O. Sars, 1883
Thysanoessa longipes Brandt, 1851
Thysanopoda aequalis Hansen, 1905California laurel
Thysanopoda cristata G.O. Sars, 1883
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