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Descriptor English:
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Euphausiacea
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Euphausiacea
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Euphausiacea
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Synonyms English:
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Euphausia
Krill
Nyctiphanes
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Tree Number:
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B01.050.500.131.365.250
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Definition English:
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An order of pelagic, shrimplike CRUSTACEA. Many consume ZOOPLANKTON and a few are predacious. Many antarctic species, such as Euphausia superba, constitute the chief food of other animals. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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as food, coordinate with SHELLFISH
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History Note English:
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2003; use CRUSTACEA 1990-2002; for EUPHAUSIA & NYCTIPHANES use CRUSTACEA 1986-2002
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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36554
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Unique Identifier:
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D033201
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