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Encyclopedia > Northern krill
Northern krill

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Euphausiacea
Family: Euphausiidae
Genus: Meganyctiphanes
Holt and W. M. Tattersall, 1905
Species: M. norvegica
Binomial name
Meganyctiphanes norvegica
(M. Sars, 1856)

Northern krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica) is a crustacean that lives in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the zooplankton. It is an euphausiid and a very important component of the plankton of the ocean, food for whales, fish and birds. In the Southern Ocean, Antarctic krill Euphausia superba fills a similar role. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1750x1000, 145 KB) A Northern krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica). ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - spiders,scorpions, etc. ... For the Dutch band, see Crustacean (band). ... // Subclasses Eumalacostraca Hoplocarida Phyllocarida See text for orders. ... Families Euphausiidae Euphausia Dana, 1852 Meganyctiphanes Holt and W. M. Tattersall, 1905 Nematobrachion Calman, 1905 Nematoscelis G. O. Sars, 1883 Nyctiphanes G. O. Sars, 1883 Pseudeuphausia Hansen, 1910 Stylocheiron G. O. Sars, 1883 Tessarabrachion Hansen, 1911 Thysanoessa Brandt, 1851 Thysanopoda Latreille, 1831 Bentheuphausiidae Bentheuphausia amblyops Krill are shrimp-like marine... Genera Euphausia Dana, 1852 Meganyctiphanes Holt and W. M. Tattersall, 1905 Nematobrachion Calman, 1905 Nematoscelis G. O. Sars, 1883 Nyctiphanes G. O. Sars, 1883 Pseudeuphausia Hansen, 1910 Stylocheiron G. O. Sars, 1883 Tessarabrachion Hansen, 1911 Thysanoessa Brandt, 1851 Thysanopoda Latreille, 1831 The family of the Euphausiidae is the largest family... E. W. L. Holt Ernest William Lyons Holt (October 17, 1864 – June 10, 1922) was an eminent British marine naturalist and biologist specialized in ichthyology, the study of fish. ... Walter Medley Tattersall (November 8, 1882 - October 5, 1948) was a British zoologist and marine biologist, famous for his study of mysids. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Michael Sars (b. ... For the Dutch band, see Crustacean (band). ... For other uses, see Atlantic (disambiguation) The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. ... Photomontage of plankton organisms Plankton is the aggregate community of weakly swimming but mostly drifting small organisms that inhabit the water column of the ocean, seas, and bodies of freshwater. ... Euphausiid is the scientific name for shrimp-like marine invertebrates, important organisms of the plankton (zooplankton), also called krill. ... Photomontage of plankton organisms Plankton are any drifting organism that inhabits the water column of oceans, seas, and bodies of fresh water. ... This article is about the animal. ... For other uses, see Fish (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Bird (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Euphausia superba Dana, 1850 Krill is the Norwegian word for whale food. ...


Northern krill is the only species of the genus Meganyctiphanes.

The stomach is colored intensly red from carotenoids, an indication that this euphausid feeds on copepods.
The stomach is colored intensly red from carotenoids, an indication that this euphausid feeds on copepods.


Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The orange ring surrounding Grand Prismatic Spring is due to carotenoid molecules, produced by huge mats of algae and bacteria. ... Orders Calanoida Cyclopoida Gelyelloida Harpacticoida Misophrioida Monstrilloida Mormonilloida Platycopioida Poecilostomatoida Siphonostomatoida Copepods are a group of small crustaceans found in the sea and nearly every freshwater habitat. ...


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Krill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3344 words)
Northern krill occurs across the Atlantic, from the north to the Mediterranean Sea.
Krill are crustaceans and have a chitinous exoskeleton made up of three segments: the cephalon (head), thorax, and the abdomen.
Most krill are swarming animals; the size and density of such swarms vary greatly depending on the species and the region.
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