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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]

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 Genus Boreophausia
  » Species Boreophausia inermis G.O. Sars, 1886 accepted as Thysanoessa inermis (Krøyer, 1846)
» Species Boreophausia raschii accepted as Thysanoessa raschii (M. Sars, 1864)
Genus Cyrtopia
  » Species Cyrtopia rostrata accepted as Thysanopoda tricuspidata Milne-Edwards, 1837
Genus Euphausia Dana, 1850
  » Species Euphausia americana Hansen, 1911
» Species Euphausia brevis Hansen, 1905
» Species Euphausia crystallorophias Holt & Tattersall, 1906
» Species Euphausia diomedeae Ortmann, 1894
» Species Euphausia distinguenda Hansen, 1908
» Species Euphausia eximia Hansen, 1911
» Species Euphausia fallax Hansen, 1916
» Species Euphausia frigida Hansen, 1911
» Species Euphausia gibba G. O. Sars, 1883
» Species Euphausia gibboides Ortmann, 1893
» Species Euphausia hanseni Zimmer, 1915
» Species Euphausia hemigibba Hansen, 1910
» Species Euphausia krohnii (Brandt, 1851)
» Species Euphausia lamelligera Hansen, 1911
» Species Euphausia longirostris Hansen, 1908
» Species Euphausia lucens Hansen, 1905
» Species Euphausia mucronata G. O. Sars, 1883
» Species Euphausia mutica Hansen, 1905
» Species Euphausia nana Brinton, 1962
» Species Euphausia pacifica Hansen, 1911
» Species Euphausia paragibba Hansen, 1910
» Species Euphausia pseudogibba Ortmann, 1893
» Species Euphausia recurva Hansen, 1905
» Species Euphausia sanzoi Torelli, 1934
» Species Euphausia sibogae Hansen, 1908
» Species Euphausia similis G.O. Sars, 1885
  » Variety Euphausia similis var. armata
» Species Euphausia spinifera G.O. Sars, 1885
» Species Euphausia superba Dana, 1850
» Species Euphausia tenera Hansen, 1905
» Species Euphausia triacantha Holt & Tattersall, 1906
» Species Euphausia vallentini Stebbing, 1900
» Species Euphausia antarctica Sars, 1883 accepted as Euphausia superba Dana, 1850
» Species Euphausia australis accepted as Euphausia superba Dana, 1850
» Species Euphausia consuele accepted as Euphausia fallax Hansen, 1916
» Species Euphausia glacialis accepted as Euphausia superba Dana, 1850
» Species Euphausia gracilis Dana, 1850 accepted as Euphausia tenera Hansen, 1905
» Species Euphausia intermedia accepted as Meganyctiphanes norvegica (M. Sars, 1857)
» Species Euphausia lanei Holt & Tattersall, 1905 accepted as Meganyctiphanes norvegica (M. Sars, 1857)
» Species Euphausia latifrons Sars, 1883 accepted as Pseudeuphausia latifrons (Sars G.O., 1883)
» Species Euphausia mulleri Claus, 1868 accepted as Euphausia krohnii (Brandt, 1851)
» Species Euphausia murrayi Sars, 1883 accepted as Euphausia superba Dana, 1850
» Species Euphausia patachonica accepted as Euphausia vallentini Stebbing, 1900
» Species Euphausia pellucida Dana, 1850 accepted as Euphausia krohnii (Brandt, 1851)
» Species Euphausia raschii accepted as Thysanoessa raschii (M. Sars, 1864)
» Species Euphausia schotti accepted as Euphausia spinifera G.O. Sars, 1885
» Species Euphausia splendens Dana, 1850 accepted as Euphausia lucens Hansen, 1905
» Species Euphausia uncinata accepted as Euphausia lucens Hansen, 1905
Genus Meganyctiphanes Holt & Tattersall, 1905
  » Species Meganyctiphanes norvegica (M. Sars, 1857)
» Species Meganyctiphanes calmani accepted as Meganyctiphanes norvegica (M. Sars, 1857)
Genus Nematobrachion Calman, 1905
  » Species Nematobrachion boopis (Calman, 1905)
» Species Nematobrachion flexipes (Ortmann, 1893)
» Species Nematobrachion sexspinosum Hansen, 1911
» Species Nematobrachion sexpinosus accepted as Nematobrachion sexspinosum Hansen, 1911
Genus Nematodactylus
  » Species Nematodactylus boopis accepted as Nematobrachion boopis (Calman, 1905)
» Species Nematodactylus flexipes accepted as Nematobrachion flexipes (Ortmann, 1893)
Genus Nematoscelis G.O.Sars, 1883
  » Species Nematoscelis atlantica Hansen, 1916
» Species Nematoscelis difficilis Hansen, 1911
» Species Nematoscelis gracilis Hansen, 1910
» Species Nematoscelis lobata Hansen, 1916
» Species Nematoscelis megalops G.O. Sars, 1883
» Species Nematoscelis microps G.O. Sars, 1883
» Species Nematoscelis tenella G.O. Sars, 1883
» Species Nematoscelis mantis accepted as Nematoscelis tenella G.O. Sars, 1883
» Species Nematoscelis rostrata G.O. Sars, 1883 accepted as Nematoscelis microps G.O. Sars, 1883
Genus Nyctiphanes Sars, 1883
  » Species Nyctiphanes australis G. O. Sars, 1883
» Species Nyctiphanes capensis Hansen, 1911
» Species Nyctiphanes couchii (Bell, 1853)
» Species Nyctiphanes simplex Hansen, 1911
» Species Nyctiphanes africana accepted as Nyctiphanes capensis Hansen, 1911
» Species Nyctiphanes couchi (Bell, 1853) accepted as Nyctiphanes couchii (Bell, 1853)
» Species Nyctiphanes latifrons accepted as Nyctiphanes couchii (Bell, 1853)
» Species Nyctiphanes norvegicus G.O. Sars, 1883 accepted as Meganyctiphanes norvegica (M. Sars, 1857)
Genus Parathysanopoda
  » Species Parathysanopoda folifera accepted as Thysanopoda pectinata Ortmann, 1893
Genus Pseudeuphausia Hansen, 1910
  » Species Pseudeuphausia latifrons (Sars G.O., 1883)
» Species Pseudeuphausia sinica Wang & Chen, 1963
» Species Pseudeuphausia colosii accepted as Pseudeuphausia latifrons (Sars G.O., 1883)
Genus Rhoda
  » Species Rhoda inermis accepted as Thysanoessa inermis (Krøyer, 1846)
» Species Rhoda raschii accepted as Thysanoessa raschii (M. Sars, 1864)
Genus Stylocheiron G.O. Sars, 1883
  » Species Stylocheiron abbreviatum G.O. Sars, 1883
» Species Stylocheiron affine Hansen, 1910
» Species Stylocheiron armatum Colosi, 1917
» Species Stylocheiron carinatum G.O. Sars, 1883
» Species Stylocheiron elongatum G.O. Sars, 1883
» Species Stylocheiron indicum Silas & Mathew, 1967
» Species Stylocheiron insulare Hansen, 1910
» Species Stylocheiron longicorne G.O. Sars, 1883
» Species Stylocheiron maximum Hansen, 1908
» Species Stylocheiron microphthalma Hansen, 1910
» Species Stylocheiron robustum Brinton, 1962
» Species Stylocheiron suhmi G.O. Sars, 1883
» Species Stylocheiron chelifer Chun, 1888 accepted as Stylocheiron abbreviatum G.O. Sars, 1883
» Species Stylocheiron flexipes accepted as Nematobrachion flexipes (Ortmann, 1893)
» Species Stylocheiron mastigophorum accepted as Stylocheiron longicorne G.O. Sars, 1883
Genus Tessarabrachion Hansen, 1911
  » Species Tessarabrachion oculatum Hansen, 1911
Genus Thysanoessa Brandt, 1851
  » Species Thysanoessa gregaria G.O. Sars, 1883
» Species Thysanoessa inermis (Krøyer, 1846)
» Species Thysanoessa inspinata Nemoto, 1963
» Species Thysanoessa longicaudata (Krøyer, 1846)
» Species Thysanoessa longipes Brandt, 1851
» Species Thysanoessa macrura G. O. Sars, 1883
» Species Thysanoessa parva Hansen, 1905
» Species Thysanoessa raschii (M. Sars, 1864)
» Species Thysanoessa spinifera Holmes, 1900
» Species Thysanoessa vicina Hansen, 1911
» Species Thysanoessa armata accepted as Thysanoessa longipes Brandt, 1851
» Species Thysanoessa borealis accepted as Thysanoessa inermis (Krøyer, 1846)
» Species Thysanoessa neglecta (Kroyer, 1861) accepted as Thysanoessa inermis (Krøyer, 1846)
» Species Thysanoessa tenera accepted as Thysanoessa longicaudata (Krøyer, 1846)
Genus Thysanopoda Milne-Edwards, 1830
  » Species Thysanopoda acutifrons Holt & Tattersall, 1905
» Species Thysanopoda aequalis Hansen, 1905
» Species Thysanopoda astylata Brinton, 1975
» Species Thysanopoda cornuta Illig, 1905
» Species Thysanopoda cristata G.O. Sars, 1883
» Species Thysanopoda egregia Hansen, 1905
» Species Thysanopoda microphthalma G.O. Sars, 1885
» Species Thysanopoda minyops Brinton, 1987
» Species Thysanopoda monacantha Ortmann, 1893
» Species Thysanopoda obtusifrons G.O. Sars, 1883
» Species Thysanopoda orientalis Hansen, 1910
» Species Thysanopoda pectinata Ortmann, 1893
» Species Thysanopoda spinicaudata Brinton, 1953
» Species Thysanopoda tricuspidata Milne-Edwards, 1837
» Species Thysanopoda agassizi accepted as Thysanopoda monacantha Ortmann, 1893
» Species Thysanopoda amblyops G.O. Sars, 1883 accepted as Bentheuphausia amblyops G.O. Sars, 1885
» Species Thysanopoda bidentata accepted as Euphausia krohnii (Brandt, 1851)
» Species Thysanopoda biproducta accepted as Thysanopoda cristata G.O. Sars, 1883
» Species Thysanopoda ctenophora accepted as Thysanopoda monacantha Ortmann, 1893
» Species Thysanopoda distinguenda Hansen, 1905 accepted as Thysanopoda microphthalma G.O. Sars, 1885
» Species Thysanopoda dubia accepted as Thysanopoda acutifrons Holt & Tattersall, 1905
» Species Thysanopoda inermis accepted as Thysanoessa inermis (Krøyer, 1846)
» Species Thysanopoda insignis accepted as Thysanopoda cornuta Illig, 1905
» Species Thysanopoda johnstoni accepted as Thysanopoda acutifrons Holt & Tattersall, 1905
» Species Thysanopoda lateralis accepted as Thysanopoda monacantha Ortmann, 1893
» Species Thysanopoda mansui accepted as Thysanopoda monacantha Ortmann, 1893
» Species Thysanopoda monocantha Ortmann, 1893 accepted as Thysanopoda monacantha Ortmann, 1893
» Species Thysanopoda neglecta accepted as Thysanoessa inermis (Krøyer, 1846)
» Species Thysanopoda norvegica accepted as Meganyctiphanes norvegica (M. Sars, 1857)
» Species Thysanopoda raschii accepted as Thysanoessa raschii (M. Sars, 1864)
» Species Thysanopoda subaequalis Boden, 1954 accepted as Thysanopoda aequalis Hansen, 1905
» Species Thysanopoda tricuspida accepted as Thysanopoda tricuspidata Milne-Edwards, 1837
» Species Thysanopoda vulgaris accepted as Thysanopoda obtusifrons G.O. Sars, 1883
Environment marine
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:110671
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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 2013-05-23
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