Organisms

Euphausiacea

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.

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Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Krill
  • Euphausia
  • Nyctiphanes

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

as food, coordinate with SHELLFISH

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History Note

2003; use CRUSTACEA 1990-2002; for EUPHAUSIA & NYCTIPHANES use CRUSTACEA 1986-2002

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Previous Indexing

  • Crustacea (1970-2002)
  • Plankton (1986-1989)
  • Zooplankton (1983-1985)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.365w.250w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Euphausiacea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D033201. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D033201
  2. Euphausiacea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krill
  3. Euphausiacea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29498