Northern krill

Summary

Northern krill is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (372 views/month, #1,576 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Northern krill's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Northern krill is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Northern krill belongs to the parent taxon Meganyctiphanes^[5].
• Northern krill's scientific name is Meganyctiphanes norvegica^[6].
• Northern krill's Commons category is recorded as Meganyctiphanes norvegica^[7].
• Northern krill's original combination is recorded as Thysanopoda norvegica^[8].
• Northern krill's short name is recorded as M. norvegica^[9].
• Northern krill is commonly known as Northern krill^[10].
• Northern krill is commonly known as Kuzey krili^[11].
• Northern krill is commonly known as norsk storkrill^[12].
• Northern krill is commonly known as severni kril^[13].

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Classification

Northern krill's scientific name is Meganyctiphanes norvegica^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Meganyctiphanes^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include it^[10], Kuzey krili^[11], norsk storkrill^[12], and severni kril^[13].

Identifiers

Northern krill's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 639178^[14]. Northern krill's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 48144^[15]. Northern krill's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 509431^[16]. Northern krill's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2227978^[17]. Northern krill's ITIS TSN is recorded as 95534^[18].

Why It Matters

Northern krill ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (372 views/month, #1,576 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]