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Checklist for Family Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 1837
and region Scotland (Great Britain, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
182
469
862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
180
465
856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
57
120
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Euphausiacea
Dana, 1852
Euphausiaceans, Euphausiid shrimps, Krill
1
6
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEuphausiidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scotland
6 Genera with 9 Species
Euphausia Dana, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Meganyctiphanes Holt & W.M. ..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Nematobrachion Calman, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Nematoscelis G. O. Sars, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Nyctiphanes G. O. Sars, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Thysanoessa Brandt, 18643SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scotland
9 Species
Euphausia pacifica Hansen, 1911North Pacific krill
Euphausia paragibba Hansen, 1910Holio
Meganyctiphanes norvegica M.Sars, 1856Atlantic Krill
Nematobrachion boopis Calman, 1905Eastern Ringtail
Nematoscelis megalops G.O. Sars, 1883
Nyctiphanes couchi (Bell, 1853)⇒ Nyctiphanes couchii Bell, 1853
Thysanoessa inermis Krøyer, 1846
Thysanoessa longicaudata Krøyer, 1846
Thysanoessa raschii M. Sars, 1864Arctic Krill


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