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Checklist for Family Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 1837
and region North Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
181
468
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
179
464
889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
75
178
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Euphausiacea
Dana, 1852
Euphausiaceans, Euphausiid shrimps, Krill
2
8
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEuphausiidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
7
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Atlantic Ocean
7 Genera with 15 Species
Euphausia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Meganyctiphanes Holt & W.M. ..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Nematobrachion Calman, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Nematoscelis G. O. Sars, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Stylocheiron G. O. Sars, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Thysanoessa Brandt, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Thysanopoda Latreille, 18935SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Atlantic Ocean
15 Species
Euphausia krohni (Brandt, 1851)⇒ Euphausia krohnii Brandt, 1851
Meganyctiphanes norvegica M.Sars, 1856Atlantic Krill
Nematobrachion boopis Calman, 1905Eastern Ringtail
Nematobrachion sexspinosum (Hansen, 1911)⇒ Nematobrachion sexspinosus Hansen, 1911
Nematoscelis megalops G.O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron maximum Hansen, 1908
Stylocheiron suhmi (G.O. Sars, 1883)⇒ Stylocheiron suhmii G. O. Sars, 1883
Thysanoessa inermis Krøyer, 1846
Thysanoessa longicaudata Krøyer, 1846
Thysanoessa raschii M. Sars, 1864Arctic Krill
Thysanopoda acutifrons Holt & Tatte..., 1905Blue-faced Ringtail
Thysanopoda cornuta Illig, 1905White sand verbena
Thysanopoda cristata G.O. Sars, 1883
Thysanopoda orientalis Hansen, 1910Holio
Thysanopoda pectinata (Ortmann, 1893)⇒ Thysanopoda acutifrons Holt & Tatte..., 1905


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