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Checklist for Order Euphausiacea Dana, 1852 (euphausiaceans)
and region East Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
332
1657
4863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
331
1655
4858
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
154
974
3257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Euphausiacea
Dana, 1852
Euphausiaceans, Euphausiid shrimps, Krill
2
8
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Africa
2 Families width 30 Species
Bentheuphausiidae Colosi, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Euphausiidae (Milne-Edwards, 1837)29SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Africa
8 Genera with 30 Species
Bentheuphausia G. O. Sars, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Euphausia Dana, 190510SpeciesTaxom
Nematobrachion Calman, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Nematoscelis G. O. Sars, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Pseudeuphausia Hansen, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Stylocheiron G. O. Sars, 18838SpeciesTaxom
Thysanoessa Brandt, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Thysanopoda Latreille, 18375SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
30 Species
Bentheuphausia amblyops G.O. Sars, 1883Deep sea krill
Euphausia crystallorophias Holt & Tatte..., 1906Antarctic coastal krill
Euphausia distinguenda Hansen, 1908
Euphausia gibboides Ortmann, 1893Coolwort
Euphausia hemigibba Hansen, 1910Holio
Euphausia mutica Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia paragibba Hansen, 1910Holio
Euphausia recurva Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia similis G.O. Sars, 1885
Euphausia superba Dana, 1850Antarctic krill
Euphausia tenera Hansen, 1905California laurel
Nematobrachion boopis Calman, 1905Eastern Ringtail
Nematoscelis gracilis Hansen, 1910Holio
Nematoscelis microps G.O. Sars, 1883
Nematoscelis tenella G.O. Sars, 1883
Pseudeuphausia latifrons Sars G.O., 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 suhmi (G.O. Sars, 1883)⇒ Stylocheiron suhmii G. O. Sars, 1883
Stylocheiron suhmii G. O. Sars, 1883
Thysanoessa gregaria G.O. Sars, 1883
Thysanopoda acutifrons Holt & Tatte..., 1905Blue-faced Ringtail
Thysanopoda aequalis Hansen, 1905California laurel
Thysanopoda monacantha Ortmann, 1893Coolwort
Thysanopoda pectinata (Ortmann, 1893)⇒ Thysanopoda acutifrons Holt & Tatte..., 1905
Thysanopoda tricuspidata (Milne-Edwards, 1837)⇒ Thysanopoda tricuspida H. Milne Edw..., 1837

Subnodes of Euphausiacea with occurrences in East Africa
FamilyBentheuphausiidae
Colosi, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEuphausiidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
7
29
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Euphausiacea at artfakta.se
Euphausiacea at biodiversity.org.au
Euphausiacea at dyntaxa.se
Euphausiacea at gbif.org
Euphausiacea at irmng.org
Euphausiacea at itis.gov
Euphausiacea at marinespecies.org