Euphausia crystallorophias
| Euphausia crystallorophias | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Euphausiacea |
| Family: | Euphausiidae |
| Genus: | Euphausia |
| Species: | E. crystallorophias |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphausia crystallorophias Holt & Tattersall, 1906 | |
Euphausia crystallorophias is a species of krill, sometimes called ice krill, crystal krill, or Antarctic coastal krill. It lives in the coastal waters around Antarctica, further south than any other species of krill. The specimens for the species' original description were collected through holes cut in the ice by Robert Falcon Scott's Discovery Expedition, several thousand having been donated by Thomas Vere Hodgson.