Antarctic krill
species of krill
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Summary
Antarctic krill is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,175 views/month, #1,225 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Euphausia[5]
- Taxon name: Euphausia superba[6]
- Commons category: Euphausia superba[7]
- This taxon is source of: krill oil[8]
- Taxon common name: Antarctic krill[9], krill antárticu[10]
- Taxon author citation: Dana, 1850[11]
- Taxon range: Antarctica[12]
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Identifiers
Antarctic krill's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 344134[13]. Antarctic krill's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6819[14]. Antarctic krill's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 509426[15]. Antarctic krill's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2228010[16]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 95514[17] and 660856[18].
Why It Matters
Antarctic krill has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]