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    ( "Species Fact Sheet: Euphausia superba (Dana, 1852)", 2013; Knox, 1994; Siegel, 2013) The body is pink and slightly opaque, with a hard, calcified exoskeleton (also known as a carapace) divided into a cephalothorax (head and thorax fused) and an abdomen. These animals are similar in appearance to shrimp.
    Antarctic krill Euphausia superba represents a widely distributed crustacean of the Southern Ocean and one of the world’s most abundant species, with a total biomass between 100 and 500 million tonnes 1.
    Euphausia superba Krill look like smaller versions of familiar crustaceans such as prawns or lobsters. Krill are mostly transparent, although their shells have a bright red tinge from small pigment spots. Their digestive system is usually visible and is often a vivid green from the microscopic plants they have eaten. They have large black eyes.
    The scientific name Euphausia is derived from the luminescence produced by the light organs (from Greek eu-+ phausis “a lighting”, see phaino “light”). Euphausia superba was originally described by James Dwight Dana in 1850. He was an American geologist, mineralogist, and naturalist at Yale College.
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  4. ADW: Euphausia superba: INFORMATION

    WEB("Species Fact Sheet: Euphausia superba (Dana, 1852)", 2013; Everson, 2000; Hamner and Hamner, 2000; Kawaguchi, et al., 2011; Knox, 1994; "Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba)", 2012) Other Physical Features; …

  5. Introducing Antarctic Krill Euphausia superba Dana, 1850

  6. Krill (Euphausia superba) distribution contracts …

    WEBJan 21, 2019 · Atkinson, A., Hill, S.L., Pakhomov, E.A. et al. Krill (Euphausia superba) distribution contracts southward during rapid regional warming. Nature Clim Change 9 , 142–147 (2019). https://doi.org...

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  10. Antarctic krill – Australian Antarctic Program

    WEBThere are 5 species of krill found in Antarctic waters. The most dominant of these species is Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba. Antarctic krill is one of the most abundant and successful animal species on the planet. They …

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