Krill (Euphausiids) [1] (sg.: krill) are small and exclusively marine crustaceans of the order Euphausiacea, found in all of the world's oceans. [2] The name "krill" comes from the Norwegian word krill, meaning "small fry of fish", [3] which is also often attributed to species of fish.

2023年3月2日 · Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) is Earth’s most abundant wild animal, and its enormous biomass is vital to the Southern Ocean ecosystem. Here, we report a 48.01-Gb chromosome-level Antarctic krill genome, whose large genome size appears to have resulted from inter-genic transposable element expansions.

Krill is the near-exclusive food for giant blue whales, and seabirds like auklets and shearwaters. Commercially valuable salmon, rockfish, flatfish, sardines and squid thrive on krill. When abundant, animals migrate thousands of miles to feed on krill. But when absent, the entire marine ecosystem suffers.

Journey to the deep ocean and discover the secret world of giant krill. As they swim in enormous swarms, their faint bioluminescent light creates a stunning ...

2008年12月27日 · Krill are small crustaceans that look like shrimp. They’re found in oceans around the world, from the tropics to the frigid waters of higher latitudes. They’re especially abundant in the Antarctic, where they’re the main food source for many fish, birds, and mammals.

2019年2月13日 · For the first time on an Australian research vessel, giant krill swarms are being captured in 3D using state-of-the-art echosounder technology in the Southern Ocean.

2025年2月4日 · Scientists say subtle differences in the colour of seawater will enable them to count tiny - but critically important - Antarctic marine creatures, from Space. The target of the new research effort...

2023年3月1日 · Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) is Earth's most abundant wild animal, and its enormous biomass is vital to the Southern Ocean ecosystem. Here, we report a 48.01-Gb chromosome-level Antarctic...

For the first time on an Australian research vessel, giant krill swarms are being captured in 3D using state-of-the-art echosounder technology in the Southern Ocean. A live krill swarm 400 metres long, 200 metres across, and 100 metres deep has been recorded by a team of Australian Antarctic Program scientists on board the CSIRO Marine National ...

2022年7月1日 · Antarctic krill form the biggest biomass swarms on Earth. “You can even see them from space,” says Alicia Burns, a behavioral biologist at Taronga Conservation Society Australia. Krill swarms...