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Record 1 1997-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crustaceans
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

Any of the small pelagic, shrimp-like crustaceans of the family Euphausiidae, eaten as food by certain whales.

CONT

It is interesting to note that two shrimplike groups, the mysids and the euphausiids (best known as the krill that are the main food of the baleen whales), have refracting superposition eyes with hexagonal facets.

OBS

All oceanic plankton provide food for krill (some euphausids in the north Atlantic) and ultimately for fishes, sharks, and sea mammals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crustacés
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Population zooplanctonique dense de petits crustacés pélagiques et de larves appartenant à l'espèce Euphausia superba, qui vivent et migrent en essaims compacts dans les eaux froides.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Crustáceos
  • Microbiología y parasitología
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