Thysanoessa

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iThysanoessa
Thysanoessa longipes
Thysanoessa longipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Euphausiacea
Family: Euphausiidae
Genus: Thysanoessa
Brandt, 1851
Species

Several, see text.

Thysanoessa is a genus of krill, small shrimp-like invertebrate animals living in the oceans.

[edit] Taxonomy

There are the following species within this genus:

  • Thysanoessa gregaria G. O. Sars, 1885
  • Thysanoessa inermis (Krøyer, 1846)
  • Thysanoessa inspinata Nemoto, 1963
  • Thysanoessa longicaudata (Krøyer, 1846)
  • Thysanoessa longipes Brandt, 1851
  • Thysanoessa macrura G. O. Sars, 1885
  • Thysanoessa parva Hansen, 1905
  • Thysanoessa raschii (M. Sars, 1864)
  • Thysanoessa spinifera Holmes, 1900
  • Thysanoessa vicina Hansen, 1911

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