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Euphausia
Euphausia superba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Euphausiacea
Family: Euphausiidae
Genus: Euphausia
Dana, 1850
Type species
Euphausia superba
Dana, 1850

Euphausia is the largest genus of krill, and is placed in the family Euphausiidae. There are 31 species known in this genus, including Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) and ice krill (Euphausia crystallorophias) from the Southern Ocean, and North Pacific krill (Euphausia pacifica) in the Pacific Ocean.[1]

Species

References

  1. ^ Volker Siegel (2011). V. Siegel (ed.). "Euphausia Dana, 1850". World Euphausiacea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
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