Krill
SKU 294346 Categories Bioluminescence in the Abyss, Deep-sea Invertebrates, Deep-sea Plankton Tags blue, Comb jelly, Ctenophora, Cydippida, New Zealand, plankton, Pleurobranchiidae, Pleurochachia pileus, predator, sea gooseberry, tentacles, Tentaculata, transparent
Image ID: | 29446 |
Common Name: | Krill |
Scientific Name: | Nyctiphanes australis |
Description: | Bioluminescence of a swarm of krill, Nyctiphanes australis. This species is abundant off New Zealanad, where it is an important prey item for many marine mammals, birds, fishes and invertebrates. |
Location: | Otago, New Zealand |
Keywords: | Krill, Nyctiphanes australis, prey, food chain, New Zealand, Arthropoda, Crustacea, Malacostraca, Eumalacostraca, Euphausiacea, blue, bioluminescence, glowing, swarm |
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