North Sea Benthos Project (NSBP)

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Euphausiidae Dana, 1850

Euphausiidae

AphiaID

110671 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:110671)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Euphausiacea

Synonymised names

Euphausidae Dana, 1850 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling

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Genus Euphausia Dana, 1850
Genus Hansarsia Shaw, 2023
Genus Meganyctiphanes Holt & Tattersall, 1905
Genus Nematobrachion Calman, 1905
Genus Nyctiphanes G.O. Sars, 1883
Genus Pseudeuphausia Hansen, 1910
Genus Stylocheiron G.O. Sars, 1883
Genus Tessarabrachion Hansen, 1911
Genus Thysanoessa Brandt, 1851
Genus Thysanopoda H. Milne Edwards, 1837
Genus Boreophausia G.O. Sars, 1883 accepted as Boreophausia G.O. Sars, 1885 accepted as Thysanoessa Brandt, 1851 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Genus Boreophausia G.O. Sars, 1885 accepted as Thysanoessa Brandt, 1851
Genus Cyrtopia Dana, 1850 accepted as Cyrtopia Dana, 1852 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Genus Nematodactylus Calman, 1896 accepted as Nematobrachion Calman, 1905 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
Genus Nematoscelis G.O. Sars, 1883 accepted as Hansarsia Shaw, 2023 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
Genus Parathysanopoda Illig, 1909 accepted as Thysanopoda H. Milne Edwards, 1837
Genus Rhoda Sim, 1872 accepted as Thysanoessa Brandt, 1851
Genus Thysanoëssa Brandt, 1851 accepted as Thysanoessa Brandt, 1851 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
Genus Thysanopode H. Milne Edwards, 1830 accepted as Thysanopoda H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (vernacular French name)
Genus Cyrtopia Dana, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Dana, J.D. (1850). Synopsis generum crustaceorum ordinis "Schizopoda". American Journal of Science and Arts, ser. 2. 9: 129-133., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27757436 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Siegel, V.; De Grave, S. (Ed) (2025). World Euphausiacea Database. Euphausiidae Dana, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=110671 on 2025-04-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

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

2017-03-15 10:15:56Z

changed

Siegel, Volker

2023-03-25 17:53:52Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

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Nomenclature

original description Dana, J.D. (1850). Synopsis generum crustaceorum ordinis "Schizopoda". American Journal of Science and Arts, ser. 2. 9: 129-133., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27757436 [details]

original description (of Euphausidae Dana, 1850) Dana, J.D. (1850). Synopsis generum crustaceorum ordinis "Schizopoda". American Journal of Science and Arts, ser. 2. 9: 129-133., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27757436 [details]

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]

Other

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). 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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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]