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Checklist for Order Euphausiacea Dana, 1852 (euphausiaceans)
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
 


List of families for West Africa
2 Families width 32 Species
Bentheuphausiidae Colosi, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Euphausiidae (Milne-Edwards, 1837)31SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Africa
9 Genera with 32 Species
Bentheuphausia G. O. Sars, 18831SpeciesTaxom
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
32 Species
Bentheuphausia amblyops G.O. Sars, 1883Deep sea krill
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

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

Taxom

FamilyEuphausiidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
8
31
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