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Euphausia
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The genus Euphausia is the largest genus of krill within the family Euphausiidae .
Taxonomy
There are 31 species known in this genus.
Euphausia americana Hansen , 1911
Euphausia brevis Hansen, 1905
Euphausia crystallorophias Holt and W. M. Tattersall , 1906 – common name Ice krill ; Southern Ocean
Euphausia diomedeae Ortmann , 1894
Euphausia distinguenda Hansen, 1908
Euphausia eximia Hansen, 1911
Euphausia fallax Hansen, 1916
Euphausia frigida Hansen, 1911
Euphausia gibba G. O. Sars , 1883
Euphausia gibboides Ortmann, 1893
Euphausia hanseni Zimmer , 1915
Euphausia hemigibba Hansen, 1910
Euphausia krohnii (Brandt , 1851), formerly named E. pellucida . The name E. krohnii is in reference to August David Krohn (1804 – 1891), a Russian embryologist and anatomist.
Euphausia lamelligera Hansen, 1911
Euphausia longirostris Hansen, 1908
Euphausia lucens Hansen, 1905
Euphausia mucronata G. O. Sars, 1883
Euphausia mutica Hansen, 1905
Euphausia nana Brinton , 1962 – Pacific Ocean ; Sea of Japan
Euphausia pacifica Hansen, 1911 – common name Pacific krill ; Pacific Ocean
Euphausia paragibba Hansen, 1910
Euphausia pseudogibba Ortmann, 1893
Euphausia recurva Hansen, 1905
Euphausia sanzoi Torelli , 1934
Euphausia sibogae Hansen, 1908
Euphausia similis G. O. Sars, 1885
Euphausia spinifera G. O. Sars, 1885
Euphausia superba Dana, 1852 – common name Antarctic krill ; Southern Ocean
Euphausia tenera Hansen, 1905
Euphausia triacantha Holt and Tattersall, 1906
Euphausia vallentini Stebbing , 1900
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