Euphausia crystallorophias
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Euphausia crystallorophias is a species of krill, sometimes called ice krill,[1] crystal krill,[2] or Antarctic coastal krill.[2] It lives in the coastal waters around Antarctica, further south than any other species of krill.[2] The specimens for the species' original description were collected through holes cut in the ice by Robert Falcon Scott's Discovery Expedition,[1] several thousand having been donated by Thomas Vere Hodgson.[3]
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Euphausia crystallorophias | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Euphausiacea |
Family: | Euphausiidae |
Genus: | Euphausia |
Species: | E. crystallorophias |
Binomial name | |
Euphausia crystallorophias Holt & Tattersall, 1906 | |
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