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Checklist for Family Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 1837
and region West Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
218
667
1432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
216
665
1430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
111
390
978
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Euphausiacea
Dana, 1852
Euphausiaceans, Euphausiid shrimps, Krill
2
9
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEuphausiidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
8
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
8 Genera with 31 Species
Euphausia Dana, 19059SpeciesTaxom
Nematobrachion Calman, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Nematoscelis G. O. Sars, 18834SpeciesTaxom
Nyctiphanes G. O. Sars, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pseudeuphausia Hansen, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Stylocheiron G. O. Sars, 18836SpeciesTaxom
Thysanoessa Brandt, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Thysanopoda Latreille, 18377SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
31 Species
Euphausia americana Hansen, 1911
Euphausia eximia Hansen, 1911
Euphausia gibboides Ortmann, 1893Coolwort
Euphausia hanseni Zimmer, 1915Southeastern Spinyleg
Euphausia mutica Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia pacifica Hansen, 1911North Pacific krill
Euphausia pseudogibba Ortmann, 1893Coolwort
Euphausia recurva Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia tenera Hansen, 1905California laurel
Nematobrachion boopis Calman, 1905Eastern Ringtail
Nematobrachion flexipes Ortmann, 1893
Nematoscelis difficilis Hansen, 1911
Nematoscelis gracilis Hansen, 1910Holio
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 carinatum G.O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron elongatum G.O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron longicorne G.O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron maximum Hansen, 1908
Stylocheiron suhmii G. O. Sars, 1883
Thysanoessa gregaria G.O. Sars, 1883
Thysanopoda cornuta Illig, 1905White sand verbena
Thysanopoda egregia Hansen, 1905California laurel
Thysanopoda microphthalma G.O. Sars, 1885
Thysanopoda monacantha Ortmann, 1893Coolwort
Thysanopoda orientalis Hansen, 1910Holio
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