Thysanoessa
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Thysanoessa is a genus of the krill[1] that play critical roles in the marine food web. They're abundant in Arctic and Antarctic areas, feeding on zooplankton and detritus to obtain energy.[2] Thysanoessa are responsible for the transportation of carbon and nutrients from surface waters to deeper trophic levels. This genus serves as prey for various fish and provide energy to marine ecosystems as they are at a low trophic level. Most travel through vertical migration, meaning they travel up and down in the water column, providing food for predators at the surface during the night, and at deeper levels during the day.
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Thysanoessa | |
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Thysanoessa raschii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Euphausiacea |
Family: | Euphausiidae |
Genus: | Thysanoessa Brandt, 1851 |
Type species | |
Thysanoessa raschii Michael Sars, 1864 |
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