Of these, the genus " Euphausia " is the largest, with 31 species.
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For obtaining astaxanthin from " Euphausia superba " ( Antarctic krill ), there are a number of issues:
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In the North Atlantic, " Meganyctiphanes norvegica " and in the Pacific, " Euphausia pacifica " are the dominant species.
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In the Southern Ocean, dwarf minkes feed mainly on gillnet off southern Brazil had a stomach almost filled with the euphausiid " Euphausia similis ".
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Brinton, Edward . ( 1991 ) Distribution and population structures of immature and adult Euphausia superba in the western Bransfield Strait region during the 1986-87 summer.
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Brinton, E . and A . W . Townsend . ( 1991 ) Development rates and habitat shifts in the Antarctic neritic euphausiid Euphausia crystallorophias, 1986-87.
