Concept information
Preferred term
Euphausiacea
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Krill
Note
- as food, coordinate with SHELLFISH
Scope note
- 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.
History note
- 2003; use CRUSTACEA 1990-2002; for EUPHAUSIA & NYCTIPHANES use CRUSTACEA 1986-2002
In other languages
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Finnish
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Euphausiacea
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krilliäyriäisten lahko
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D033201
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