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Checklist for Order Euphausiacea Dana, 1852 (euphausiaceans)
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
471
2820
10434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
459
2798
10382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
186
1289
5282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Euphausiacea
Dana, 1852
Euphausiaceans, Euphausiid shrimps, Krill
2
11
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for USA
2 Families width 64 Species
Bentheuphausiidae Colosi, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Euphausiidae (Milne-Edwards, 1837)63SpeciesTaxom


Genera for USA
11 Genera with 64 Species
Bentheuphausia G. O. Sars, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Euphausia Dana, 190515SpeciesTaxom
Meganyctiphanes Holt & W.M. ..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Nematobrachion Calman, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Nematoscelis G. O. Sars, 18835SpeciesTaxom
Nyctiphanes G. O. Sars, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Pseudeuphausia Hansen, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Stylocheiron G. O. Sars, 188310SpeciesTaxom
Tessarabrachion Hansen, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Thysanoessa Brandt, 190011SpeciesTaxom
Thysanopoda Latreille, 183712SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
64 Species
Bentheuphausia amblyops G.O. Sars, 1883Deep sea krill
Euphausia americana Hansen, 1911
Euphausia brevis Hansen, 1905California laurel
Euphausia distinguenda Hansen, 1908
Euphausia eximia Hansen, 1911
Euphausia gibboides Ortmann, 1893Coolwort
Euphausia gracilis (Dana, 1850)⇒ Euphausia tenera Hansen, 1905
Euphausia hemigibba Hansen, 1910Holio
Euphausia krohni (Brandt, 1851)⇒ Euphausia krohnii Brandt, 1851
Euphausia krohnii Brandt, 1851
Euphausia mulleri (Claus, 1868)⇒ Euphausia krohnii Brandt, 1851
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
Meganyctiphanes norvegica M.Sars, 1856Atlantic Krill
Nematobrachion boopis Calman, 1905Eastern Ringtail
Nematobrachion flexipes Ortmann, 1893
Nematobrachion sexspinosum (Hansen, 1911)⇒ Nematobrachion sexspinosus Hansen, 1911
Nematobrachion sexspinosus Hansen, 1911
Nematoscelis atlantica Hansen, 1916Holio
Nematoscelis difficilis Hansen, 1911
Nematoscelis megalops G.O. Sars, 1883
Nematoscelis microps G.O. Sars, 1883
Nematoscelis tenella G.O. Sars, 1883
Nyctiphanes norvegicus (G.O. Sars, 1883)⇒ Meganyctiphanes norvegica M.Sars, 1856
Nyctiphanes simplex Hansen, 1911
Pseudeuphausia latifrons Sars G.O., 1883
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
Stylocheiron suhmii G. O. Sars, 1883
Tessarabrachion oculatum (Hansen, 1911)⇒ Tessarabrachion oculatus Hansen, 1911
Tessarabrachion oculatus Hansen, 1911
Thysanoessa gregaria G.O. Sars, 1883
Thysanoessa inermis Krøyer, 1846
Thysanoessa inspinata Nemoto, 1963
Thysanoessa longicaudata Krøyer, 1846
Thysanoessa longipes Brandt, 1851
Thysanoessa macrura G. O. Sars, 1883
Thysanoessa neglecta (Kroyer, 1861)⇒ Thysanoessa inermis Krøyer, 1846
Thysanoessa parva Hansen, 1905California laurel
Thysanoessa raschi (M. Sars, 1864)⇒ Thysanoessa raschii M. Sars, 1864
Thysanoessa raschii M. Sars, 1864Arctic Krill
Thysanoessa spinifera Holmes, 1900Tusilla
Thysanopoda acutifrons Holt & Tatte..., 1905Blue-faced Ringtail
Thysanopoda aequalis Hansen, 1905California laurel
Thysanopoda cornuta Illig, 1905White sand verbena
Thysanopoda cristata G.O. Sars, 1883
Thysanopoda egregia Hansen, 1905California laurel
Thysanopoda inermis (Krøyer, 1846)⇒ Thysanoessa inermis Krøyer, 1846
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

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

Taxom

FamilyEuphausiidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
10
63
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