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  • Ice Krill
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  • The Ice krill, sometimes called crystal krill, or antarctic coastal krill, (Euphausia crystallorophias), is a species of 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.
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Name
  • Ice Krill
Species
  • E. crystallorophia
Genus
Class
OtherName
  • Crystal Krill and Antarctic Coastal Krill
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Location
  • Antarctica, replacing the more oceanic the antarctic krill at latitudes above 74° south. It is usually found at depths of up to 350–600 metres , but has occasionally been found as deep as 4,000 metres .
abstract
  • The Ice krill, sometimes called crystal krill, or antarctic coastal krill, (Euphausia crystallorophias), is a species of 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.