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Euphausiidae Dana, 1852 
AphiaID: 110671

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Eumalacostraca (Subclass) > Eucarida (Superorder) > Euphausiacea (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Euphausiacea
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J. (2001). Euphausiacea, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 284 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Martin, J.W.; Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA). vii, 123 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Mauchline, J. (1984). Euphausiid, stomatopod and leptostracan crustaceans: keys and notes for the identification of the species. Synopses of the British fauna (new series), 30. E.J. Brill; W. Backhuys: London, UK. ISBN 90-04-07471-6. vii, 91 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
Swedish lysräkor  [details]
Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Genus Boreophausia
Genus Cyrtopia
Genus Euphausia Dana, 1850
Genus Meganyctiphanes Holt & Tattersall, 1905
Genus Nematobrachion Calman, 1905
Genus Nematodactylus
Genus Nematoscelis G.O.Sars, 1883
Genus Nyctiphanes Sars, 1883
Genus Parathysanopoda
Genus Pseudeuphausia Hansen, 1910
Genus Rhoda
Genus Stylocheiron G.O. Sars, 1883
Genus Tessarabrachion Hansen, 1911
Genus Thysanoessa Brandt, 1851
Genus Thysanopoda Milne-Edwards, 1830
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
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Images 
Euphausiidae
Euphausiidae
added on 2011-02-01 - author: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Moira Galbraith ()
qualitystatus: checked by Siegel, Volker on 2012-10-12 11:36:24

Euphausiidae
Euphausiidae
added on 2011-02-01 - author: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Moira Galbraith ()
qualitystatus: checked by Siegel, Volker on 2012-10-12 11:36:12

Euphausiidae
Euphausiidae
added on 2011-02-01 - author: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Moira Galbraith ()
qualitystatus: checked by Siegel, Volker on 2012-10-12 11:36:42

Euphausiidae
Euphausiidae
added on 2011-02-01 - author: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Moira Galbraith ()
qualitystatus: checked by Siegel, Volker on 2012-10-12 11:36:48

Euphausiid egg
Euphausiid egg
added on 2011-03-30 - author: Fisheries and Oceans Canada ()
qualitystatus: checked by Siegel, Volker on 2012-10-12 11:36:56
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:110671
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
2005-05-02 12:40:44Z  changed  Cuvelier, Daphne
2010-03-02 17:11:18Z  checked  Siegel, Volker
  
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  Citation: Siegel, V. (2013). Euphausiidae. In: Siegel, V. (Ed) (2013). World Euphausiacea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=110671 on 2013-05-25
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