Biology:Nyctiphanes
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Short description: Genus of krill
| Nyctiphanes | |
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| Nyctiphanes australis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Euphausiacea |
| Family: | Euphausiidae |
| Genus: | Nyctiphanes G. O. Sars, 1883 |
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Nyctiphanes is a genus of krill, comprising four species with an anti-tropical distribution.[2] Based on molecular phylogenetic analyses of the cytochrome oxidase gene and 16S ribosomal DNA, Nyctiphanes is believed to have evolved during the Miocene.[2]
References
- ↑ Volker Siegel (2011). "Nyctiphanes Sars, 1883". World Euphausiacea database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=110677.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 M. Eugenia D'Amato; Gordon W. Harkins; Tulio de Oliveira; Peter R. Teske; Mark J. Gibbons (2008). "Molecular dating and biogeography of the neritic krill Nyctiphanes". Marine Biology 155 (2): 243–247. doi:10.1007/s00227-008-1005-0. http://www.bioafrica.net/manuscripts/AmatoMarineBiology.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q827288 entry
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