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Checklist for Family Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 1837
and region Pacific Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
355
1779
4768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
352
1773
4760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
144
885
2847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Euphausiacea
Dana, 1852
Euphausiaceans, Euphausiid shrimps, Krill
2
10
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEuphausiidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
9
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pacific Ocean
9 Genera with 50 Species
Euphausia Dana, 190022SpeciesTaxom
Nematobrachion Calman, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Nematoscelis G. O. Sars, 18835SpeciesTaxom
Nyctiphanes G. O. Sars, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pseudeuphausia Hansen, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Stylocheiron G. O. Sars, 18837SpeciesTaxom
Tessarabrachion Hansen, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Thysanoessa Brandt, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Thysanopoda Latreille, 18378SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pacific Ocean
50 Species and 2 Subspecies
Euphausia brevis Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia crystallorophias Holt & Tatte..., 1906Antarctic coastal krill
Euphausia diomedeae Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Euphausia eximia Hansen, 1911
Euphausia fallax Hansen, 1916Slugwood
Euphausia frigida Hansen, 1911Pygmy Krill
Euphausia gibboides Ortmann, 1893Coolwort
Euphausia hemigibba Hansen, 1910Holio
Euphausia longirostris Hansen, 1908
Euphausia mutica Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia nana Brinton, 1962
Euphausia pacifica Hansen, 1911North Pacific krill
Euphausia recurva Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia sibogae Hansen, 1908
Euphausia similis G.O. Sars, 1885
Euphausia similis armata Hansen, 1911
Euphausia similis similis Sars, 1883
Euphausia spinifera G.O. Sars, 1885
Euphausia superba Dana, 1850Antarctic krill
Euphausia tenera Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia triacantha Holt & Tatte..., 1906Spiny Krill
Euphausia vallentini Stebbing, 1900
Nematobrachion boopis Calman, 1905Eastern Ringtail
Nematobrachion flexipes Ortmann, 1893
Nematobrachion sexspinosum (Hansen, 1911)⇒ Nematobrachion sexspinosus Hansen, 1911
Nematoscelis difficilis Hansen, 1911
Nematoscelis gracilis Hansen, 1910Holio
Nematoscelis megalops G.O. Sars, 1883
Nematoscelis microps G.O. Sars, 1883
Nematoscelis tenella G.O. Sars, 1883
Nyctiphanes simplex Hansen, 1911
Pseudeuphausia latifrons Sars G.O., 1883
Stylocheiron abbreviatum G.O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron affine Hansen, 1910Holio
Stylocheiron carinatum 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
Tessarabrachion oculatum (Hansen, 1911)⇒ Tessarabrachion oculatus Hansen, 1911
Thysanoessa inspinata Nemoto, 1963
Thysanoessa longipes Brandt, 1851
Thysanoessa raschii M. Sars, 1864Arctic Krill
Thysanoessa spinifera Holmes, 1900Tusilla
Thysanopoda aequalis Hansen, 1905California laurel
Thysanopoda cornuta Illig, 1905White sand verbena
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