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