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Nyctiphanes
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Nyctiphanes

Nyctiphanes is a genus of krill, comprising four species with an anti-tropical distribution. Based on molecular phylogenetic analyses of the cytochrome oxidase gene and 16S ribosomal DNA, Nyctiphanes is believed to have evolved during the Miocene.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Nyctiphanes australis

speciesNyctiphanes australis

Nyctiphanes simplex

speciesNyctiphanes simplex

Nyctiphanes couchii

speciesNyctiphanes couchii

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