An order of pelagic, shrimplike CRUSTACEA. Many consume ZOOPLANKTON and a few are predacious. Many antarctic species, such as Euphausia superba, constitute the chief food of other animals.
Entry Term(s)
Euphausia
Krill
Nyctiphanes
Registry Numbers
txid6816
txid102972
txid6818
Related Numbers
txid102972
txid6818
Previous Indexing
Crustacea (1970-2002)
Plankton (1986-1989)
Zooplankton (1983-1985)
Public MeSH Note
2003; see CRUSTACEA 1990-2002; for EUPHAUSIA & NYCTIPHANES see CRUSTACEA 1986-2002
History Note
2003; use CRUSTACEA 1990-2002; for EUPHAUSIA & NYCTIPHANES use CRUSTACEA 1986-2002
An order of pelagic, shrimplike CRUSTACEA. Many consume ZOOPLANKTON and a few are predacious. Many antarctic species, such as Euphausia superba, constitute the chief food of other animals.