Euphausia

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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