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Marine Species Identification Guide for the St. Lawrence
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Meganyctiphanes norvegica
Euaphausid - Euphausiacé

Meganyctiphanes norvegica
Characteristics:
• short rostrum, not exceeding the eyes
• 4 pair of legs
May be mistaken for: Boreomysis sp. - Thysanoessa sp. - other large zooplankton
Meganyctiphanes norvegica
Family:
Euphausiidae
Type of measure:
Cephalothorax mm
Maximum size:
not available
specimen identified  specimen identified (coastal sampling)
territory covered  territory covered    territory not covered  territory not covered

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