Family Euphausiidae Higher classification Euphausiidae | Order Euphausiacea Scientific name Euphausia Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Antarctic krill, Euphausia pacifica, Euphausia crystallorophias, Euphausia vallentini, Euphausia frigida | ||
Euphausia superba the antarctic krill
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 Ocean, and North Pacific krill (Euphausia pacifica) in the Pacific Ocean.
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Antarctic krill euphausia superba
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