Family EUPHAUSIIDAE Dana, 1850
- Euphausidae Dana, J.D. 1850. Synopsis generum crustaceorum ordinis "Schizopoda". American Journal of Science 9: 129-133 [130].
- Thysanopodea Claus, C. 1863. Uebereinige Schizopoden und niedere Malacostraken Messina's. Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie 13(3): 422-454 pls 25-29 [442] [used in the corrected form, Thysanopodidae, by Stebbing, T.R.R. 1905. South African Crustacea, Pt III. Marine Investigations in South Africa IV: 21–123 pls 17–24 (111)].
Secondary source:
Stebbing, T.R.R. 1905. South African Crustacea, Pt III. Marine Investigations in South Africa IV: 21-123 pls 17-24. - Nematoscelinae Holt, E.W.L. & Tattersall, W.M. 1905. Schizopodous Crustacea from the north-east Atlantic slope. Scientific Investigations, Fisheries Branch, Ireland 1902–1903(II, App. IV): 99-152 [107].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Introduction
Euphausiids are represented in Australian waters by eight genera and 54 species. The list of included species has been based, at least in part, on distributional data given by Mauchline & Fisher (1969), Mauchline (1980) and Brinton et al. (1999). I have also relied heavily on these authors for ecological information. Some species are included that occur in the Southern Ocean between Australia and Antarctica, even though this area may not be strictly within Australian Territorial waters. Two interesting papers on the tropical east Australian fauna are those of Tattersall (1936a, 1936b).
The authorship of the Euphausiidae has been widely attributed to Holt & Tattersall (1905), but the earliest use of the name is by Dana (1850: 130). Although Dana used the spelling `Euphausidae', the name in its corrected form, is an available name under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (1999). Holt & Tattersall (1905) were the first to recognise the subfamily Euphausiinae. Again, however, the authorship for the subfamily name must be attributed to Dana (1850).
Diagnosis
Seventh and eighth thoracic legs with reduced number of segments or rudimentary (with exception of Thysanopoda that has seventh normally segmented but distinctly shorter). First to eighth thoracic legs bearing gills that are retained on last pair irrespective of degree of reduction. Gills on anterior thoracic legs with a single main branch; posterior gills having several branches. Males with inner rami of first and second pairs of pleopods modified to form a petasma and an appendix masculina, respectively. Bell-shaped luminescent organs present, typically one on each eyestalk, a pair on base of second and seventh thoracic appendages, and one ventrallly on the first four segments of abdomen between pleopods. (After Brinton et al. 1999).
General References
Dana, J.D. 1850. Synopsis generum crustaceorum ordinis "Schizopoda". American Journal of Science 9: 129-133
Holt, E.W.L. & Tattersall, W.M. 1905. Schizopodous Crustacea from the north-east Atlantic slope. Scientific Investigations, Fisheries Branch, Ireland 1902–1903(II, App. IV): 99-152
Mauchline, J. 1980. The biology of mysids and euphausiids. Advances in Marine Biology 18: 1-681
Mauchline, J. & Fisher, L.R. 1969. The biology of euphausiids. Advances in Marine Biology 7: 1-454
Tattersall, W.M. 1936. Mysidacea and Euphausiacea. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 5: 143-176
Tattersall, W.M. 1936. The zooplankton. V. The occurrence and seasonal distribution of the Mysidacea and Euphausiacea. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 2: 277-289
History of changes
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