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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
375
1949
5357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
372
1943
5351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
149
943
3174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Euphausiacea
Dana, 1852
Euphausiaceans, Euphausiid shrimps, Krill
2
8
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEuphausiidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
7
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
7 Genera with 50 Species
Euphausia Dana, 190020SpeciesTaxom
Nematobrachion Calman, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Nematoscelis G. O. Sars, 18834SpeciesTaxom
Nyctiphanes G. O. Sars, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Stylocheiron G. O. Sars, 18839SpeciesTaxom
Thysanoessa Brandt, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Thysanopoda Latreille, 183710SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
50 Species
Euphausia brevis Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia diomedeae Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Euphausia eximia Hansen, 1911
Euphausia frigida Hansen, 1911Pygmy Krill
Euphausia gibba G. O. Sars, 1883
Euphausia gibboides Ortmann, 1893Coolwort
Euphausia hemigibba Hansen, 1910Holio
Euphausia longirostris Hansen, 1908
Euphausia lucens Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia mutica Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia pacifica Hansen, 1911North Pacific krill
Euphausia paragibba Hansen, 1910Holio
Euphausia pseudogibba Ortmann, 1893Coolwort
Euphausia recurva Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia similis G.O. Sars, 1885
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
Nematoscelis gracilis Hansen, 1910Holio
Nematoscelis megalops G.O. Sars, 1883
Nematoscelis microps G.O. Sars, 1883
Nematoscelis tenella G.O. Sars, 1883
Nyctiphanes australis G. O. Sars, 1883Australian Krill
Nyctiphanes capensis 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 microphthalma Hansen, 1910Holio
Stylocheiron robustum Brinton, 1962
Stylocheiron suhmi (G.O. Sars, 1883)⇒ Stylocheiron suhmii G. O. Sars, 1883
Thysanoessa gregaria G.O. Sars, 1883
Thysanoessa macrura G. O. Sars, 1883
Thysanoessa vicina Hansen, 1911
Thysanopoda acutifrons Holt & Tatte..., 1905Blue-faced Ringtail
Thysanopoda aequalis Hansen, 1905California laurel
Thysanopoda cristata G.O. Sars, 1883
Thysanopoda egregia Hansen, 1905California laurel
Thysanopoda monacantha Ortmann, 1893Coolwort
Thysanopoda obtusifrons G.O. Sars, 1883
Thysanopoda orientalis Hansen, 1910Holio
Thysanopoda pectinata (Ortmann, 1893)⇒ Thysanopoda acutifrons Holt & Tatte..., 1905
Thysanopoda tricuspida H. Milne Edw..., 1837
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