Euphausiacea

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Euphausiacea

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:bioluminescent	yes
gptkbp:bodyLength	1–6 cm
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Malacostraca
gptkbp:commonName	krill
gptkbp:describedBy	gptkb:James_Dwight_Dana
gptkbp:describedYear	1852
gptkbp:distribution	worldwide oceans
gptkbp:feedingType	filter feeder
gptkbp:habitat	gptkb:marine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Euphausiacea
gptkbp:importantFor	key zooplankton major food source for fish major food source for seabirds major food source for whales
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalStage	nauplius
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity	fishing for aquaculture feed fishing for human consumption fishing for pharmaceuticals
gptkbp:notableSpecies	gptkb:Euphausia_superba gptkb:Meganyctiphanes_norvegica
gptkbp:numberOfFamilies	2
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies	about 85
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:reproduction	broadcast spawner
gptkbp:subfamily	gptkb:Crustacea
gptkbp:superfamily	gptkb:Eucarida
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Malacostraca
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4