''Euphausia'' is the largest
genus
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of
krill
Krill ''(Euphausiids)'' (: krill) are small and exclusively marine crustaceans of the order (biology), order Euphausiacea, found in all of the world's oceans. The name "krill" comes from the Norwegian language, Norwegian word ', meaning "small ...
, and is placed in the family
Euphausiidae. There are 31 species known in this genus, including
Antarctic krill
Antarctic krill (''Euphausia superba'') is a species of krill found in the Antarctica, Antarctic waters of the Southern Ocean. It is a small, swimming crustacean that lives in large schools, called swarms, sometimes reaching densities of 10,000â ...
(''Euphausia superba'') and ice krill (''
Euphausia crystallorophias'') from the
Southern Ocean
The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the world ocean, generally taken to be south of 60th parallel south, 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica. With a size of , it is the seco ...
, and North Pacific krill (''
Euphausia pacifica
''Euphausia pacifica'', the North Pacific krill, is a euphausid that lives in the northern Pacific Ocean.
In Japan, ''E. pacifica'' is called ''isada krill'' or ' (ăăăă·ăȘăăąă). It is found from Suruga Bay northwards, including all ...
'') in the
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is ...
.
Species
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Euphausia americana
''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 ...
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Hansen, 1911
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Euphausia brevis''
Hansen, 1905
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Euphausia crystallorophias''
Holt & Tattersall, 1906
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Euphausia diomedeae''
Ortmann, 1894
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Euphausia distinguenda
''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 ...
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Hansen, 1908
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Euphausia eximia''
Hansen, 1911
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Euphausia fallax''
Hansen, 1916
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Euphausia frigida
''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 ...
''
Hansen, 1911
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Euphausia gibba
''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 Oc ...
''
G. O. Sars, 1883
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Euphausia gibboides''
Ortmann, 1893
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Euphausia hanseni
''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 ...
''
Zimmer, 1915
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Euphausia hemigibba''
Hansen, 1910
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Euphausia krohnii
''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 ...
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(Brandt, 1851)
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Euphausia lamelligera
''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 ...
''
Hansen, 1911
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Euphausia longirostris
''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 ...
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Hansen, 1908
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Euphausia lucens
''Euphausia lucens'' is a species of krill endemic to the temperate waters of the Southern Hemisphere.
Distribution and habitat
''Euphausia lucens'' is an epipelagic species restricted to the Southern Hemisphere, where it has a circumpolar dis ...
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Hansen, 1905
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Euphausia mucronata
''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 ...
''
G. O. Sars, 1883
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Euphausia mutica
''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 ...
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Hansen, 1905
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Euphausia nana
''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 ...
''
Brinton, 1962
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Euphausia pacifica
''Euphausia pacifica'', the North Pacific krill, is a euphausid that lives in the northern Pacific Ocean.
In Japan, ''E. pacifica'' is called ''isada krill'' or ' (ăăăă·ăȘăăąă). It is found from Suruga Bay northwards, including all ...
''
Hansen, 1911
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Euphausia paragibba
''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 ...
''
Hansen, 1910
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Euphausia pseudogibba
''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 ...
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Ortmann, 1893
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Euphausia recurva
''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 ...
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Hansen, 1905
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Euphausia sanzoi''
Torelli, 1934
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Euphausia sibogae
''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 ...
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Hansen, 1908
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Euphausia similis
''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 ...
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G. O. Sars, 1885
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Euphausia spinifera''
G. O. Sars, 1885
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Euphausia superba
Antarctic krill (''Euphausia superba'') is a species of krill found in the Antarctic waters of the Southern Ocean. It is a small, swimming crustacean that lives in large schools, called swarms, sometimes reaching densities of 10,000â30,000 an ...
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Dana, 1850
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Euphausia tenera
''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 ...
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Hansen, 1905
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Euphausia triacantha''
Holt & Tattersall, 1906
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Euphausia vallentini''
Stebbing, 1900
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Euphausia gracilis
''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 ...
'' Dana, 1850
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Euphausia splendens'' Dana, 1850
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Euphausia pellucida
''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 ...
'' Dana, 1850
References
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Krill
Crustacean genera
Taxa named by James Dwight Dana
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