Euphausiidae

Euphausiidae

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Meganyctiphanes norvegica

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Euphausiacea
Family:	Euphausiidae Dana, 1852

Genera

Euphausia Dana, 1852
Meganyctiphanes Holt and W. M. Tattersall, 1905
Nematobrachion Calman, 1905
Nematoscelis G. O. Sars, 1883
Nyctiphanes G. O. Sars, 1883
Pseudeuphausia Hansen, 1910
Stylocheiron G. O. Sars, 1883
Tessarabrachion Hansen, 1911
Thysanoessa Brandt, 1851
Thysanopoda Latreille, 1831

The family of the Euphausiidae is the largest family of krill, comprising 10 genera with a grand total of 85 known species. Only one species of krill, Bentheuphausia amblyops, has been assigned to a separate family as it shows significant morphological differences.

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References

Taxonomy of Euphausiidae from ITIS.

Euphausiidae

References

See also: Euphausiidae