WoRMS taxon details
Euphausia superba Dana, 1850
236217 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:236217)
accepted
Species
Euphausia antarctica G.O. Sars, 1883 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Euphausia australis Hodgson, 1902 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Euphausia glacialis Hodgson, 1902 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Euphausia murrayi G.O. Sars, 1883 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Dana, J.D. (1850). Synopsis generum crustaceorum ordinis "Schizopoda". <em>American Journal of Science and Arts, ser. 2.</em> 9: 129-133., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27757436 [details] 
Distribution depth in m: in summer usually 0 - 200 m, in winter down to 350 m; sometimes recorded as deep as 600 m; horizontal...
Distribution depth in m: in summer usually 0 - 200 m, in winter down to 350 m; sometimes recorded as deep as 600 m; horizontal distribution: Antarctic, circumpolar south of Polar Front [details]
Siegel, V.; De Grave, S. (Ed) (2024). World Euphausiacea Database. Euphausia superba Dana, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=236217 on 2024-11-21
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original description
Dana, J.D. (1850). Synopsis generum crustaceorum ordinis "Schizopoda". <em>American Journal of Science and Arts, ser. 2.</em> 9: 129-133., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27757436 [details]
original description (of Euphausia murrayi G.O. Sars, 1883) Sars, G.O. (1883). Preliminary notices on the Schizopoda of H.M.S. Challenger Expedition. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania.</em> 1883: 7: 1-43. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Euphausia antarctica G.O. Sars, 1883) Sars, G.O. (1883). Preliminary notices on the Schizopoda of H.M.S. Challenger Expedition. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania.</em> 1883: 7: 1-43. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Euphausia glacialis Hodgson, 1902) Hodgson, T.V. (1902). XI. Crustacea. Report on the Collections of Natural History made in the Antarctic regions during the Voyage of the "Southern Cross". British Museum (Natural History), London., pp. 228-261. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12554192 [details]
original description (of Euphausia australis Hodgson, 1902) Hodgson, T.V. (1902). XI. Crustacea. Report on the Collections of Natural History made in the Antarctic regions during the Voyage of the "Southern Cross". British Museum (Natural History), London., pp. 228-261. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12554192 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Siegel V, De Broyer C, Clarke A, Koubbi P, Pakhomov E, Scott F, Vanden Berghe W and Danis B (Editors). The SCAR-MarBIN Register of Antarctic Marine Species (RAMS): Euphausiacea, [date accessed]. World Wide Web electronic publication., available online at https://www.marinespecies.org/rams/ramseuphausiacea.php [details]
additional source John D.D. (1937). The Southern species of the genus Euphausia. Discovery Reports, 14, 195-321. [details]
additional source Fisher W. & Hureau J-C. (1985). FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Southern Ocean (Fishing areas 48,58 and 88) (CCAMLR Convention Area). FAO, Rome, 233-471. [details]
additional source Boltovskoy D. (Ed.). (1999). South Atlantic Zooplankton 2 vol. Backhuys Publishers. Leiden. 1706 pp. [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Mauchline, J. and Fisher, L.R. (1969) The Biology of Euphausiids. Advances in Marine Biology 7: 1-454 [details]
additional source Mackintosh, N. A. (1973). "Distribution of post-larval krill in the Antarctic." Discovery Reports 36: 95-156. [details]
additional source Baker AdeC, Boden BP, Brinton E (1990) A Practical Guide to the Euphausiids of the World. London : Natural History Museum Publications, 1989 [details]
additional source Brinton E, Ohman MD, Townsend AW, Knight MD, Bridgeman AL (2000) Euphausiids of the world ocean. ETI World Biodiversity database CD ROM Series. Springer Publ. Heidelberg [details]
original description (of Euphausia murrayi G.O. Sars, 1883) Sars, G.O. (1883). Preliminary notices on the Schizopoda of H.M.S. Challenger Expedition. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania.</em> 1883: 7: 1-43. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Euphausia antarctica G.O. Sars, 1883) Sars, G.O. (1883). Preliminary notices on the Schizopoda of H.M.S. Challenger Expedition. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania.</em> 1883: 7: 1-43. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Euphausia glacialis Hodgson, 1902) Hodgson, T.V. (1902). XI. Crustacea. Report on the Collections of Natural History made in the Antarctic regions during the Voyage of the "Southern Cross". British Museum (Natural History), London., pp. 228-261. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12554192 [details]
original description (of Euphausia australis Hodgson, 1902) Hodgson, T.V. (1902). XI. Crustacea. Report on the Collections of Natural History made in the Antarctic regions during the Voyage of the "Southern Cross". British Museum (Natural History), London., pp. 228-261. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12554192 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Siegel V, De Broyer C, Clarke A, Koubbi P, Pakhomov E, Scott F, Vanden Berghe W and Danis B (Editors). The SCAR-MarBIN Register of Antarctic Marine Species (RAMS): Euphausiacea, [date accessed]. World Wide Web electronic publication., available online at https://www.marinespecies.org/rams/ramseuphausiacea.php [details]
additional source John D.D. (1937). The Southern species of the genus Euphausia. Discovery Reports, 14, 195-321. [details]
additional source Fisher W. & Hureau J-C. (1985). FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Southern Ocean (Fishing areas 48,58 and 88) (CCAMLR Convention Area). FAO, Rome, 233-471. [details]
additional source Boltovskoy D. (Ed.). (1999). South Atlantic Zooplankton 2 vol. Backhuys Publishers. Leiden. 1706 pp. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Mauchline, J. and Fisher, L.R. (1969) The Biology of Euphausiids. Advances in Marine Biology 7: 1-454 [details]
additional source Mackintosh, N. A. (1973). "Distribution of post-larval krill in the Antarctic." Discovery Reports 36: 95-156. [details]
additional source Baker AdeC, Boden BP, Brinton E (1990) A Practical Guide to the Euphausiids of the World. London : Natural History Museum Publications, 1989 [details]
additional source Brinton E, Ohman MD, Townsend AW, Knight MD, Bridgeman AL (2000) Euphausiids of the world ocean. ETI World Biodiversity database CD ROM Series. Springer Publ. Heidelberg [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution depth in m: in summer usually 0 - 200 m, in winter down to 350 m; sometimes recorded as deep as 600 m; horizontal distribution: Antarctic, circumpolar south of Polar Front [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Antarctisch krill | [details] |
| English | Antarctic krill | [details] |
| French | krill antarctique | [details] |
| German | Antarktischer Krill | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1085 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Euphausia australis Hodgson, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Euphausia glacialis Hodgson, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Euphausia murrayi G.O. Sars, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Euphausia antarctica G.O. Sars, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (79 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Euphausia superba)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To GenBank (8370 nucleotides; 1604 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (7 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 048283)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Euphausia australis Hodgson, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Euphausia glacialis Hodgson, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Euphausia murrayi G.O. Sars, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Euphausia antarctica G.O. Sars, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (79 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Euphausia superba)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To GenBank (8370 nucleotides; 1604 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (7 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 048283)
To ITIS
