Northern krill
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| Meganyctiphanes norvegica (M. Sars, 1856) |
Northern krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica) is a crustacean that lives in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the zooplankton. It is an euphausiid and a very important component of the plankton of the ocean, food for whales, fish and birds. In the Southern Ocean, Antarctic krill Euphausia superba fills a similar role.
Northern krill is the only species of the genus Meganyctiphanes.
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