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Checklist for Family Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 1837
and region Peru (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
197
485
861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
197
485
861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
97
292
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Euphausiacea
Dana, 1852
Euphausiaceans, Euphausiid shrimps, Krill
2
7
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEuphausiidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
6
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Peru
6 Genera with 31 Species
Euphausia Dana, 190511SpeciesTaxom
Nematobrachion Calman, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Nematoscelis G. O. Sars, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Nyctiphanes G. O. Sars, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Stylocheiron G. O. Sars, 18838SpeciesTaxom
Thysanopoda Latreille, 18936SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peru
31 Species
Euphausia brevis Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia diomedeae Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Euphausia distinguenda Hansen, 1908
Euphausia eximia Hansen, 1911
Euphausia gibba G. O. Sars, 1883
Euphausia lamelligera Hansen, 1911
Euphausia mucronata G. O. Sars, 1883
Euphausia mutica Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia paragibba Hansen, 1910Holio
Euphausia superba Dana, 1850Antarctic krill
Euphausia tenera Hansen, 1905California laurel
Nematobrachion boopis Calman, 1905Eastern Ringtail
Nematobrachion flexipes Ortmann, 1893
Nematoscelis gracilis Hansen, 1910Holio
Nematoscelis microps G.O. Sars, 1883
Nematoscelis tenella G.O. Sars, 1883
Nyctiphanes simplex Hansen, 1911
Stylocheiron abbreviatum G.O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron affine Hansen, 1910Holio
Stylocheiron carinatum G.O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron elongatum G.O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron longicorne G.O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron maximum Hansen, 1908
Stylocheiron suhmi (G.O. Sars, 1883)⇒ Stylocheiron suhmii G. O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron suhmii G. O. Sars, 1883
Thysanopoda acutifrons Holt & Tatte..., 1905Blue-faced Ringtail
Thysanopoda aequalis Hansen, 1905California laurel
Thysanopoda cornuta Illig, 1905White sand verbena
Thysanopoda monacantha Ortmann, 1893Coolwort
Thysanopoda obtusifrons G.O. Sars, 1883
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