Nyctiphanes is a genus of krill, comprising four species with an anti-tropical distribution.[2] Based on molecular phylogenetic analyses of the cytochrome oxidase gene and 16S ribosomal DNA, Nyctiphanes is believed to have evolved during the Miocene.[2]
References
- ^ Volker Siegel (2011). Siegel V (ed.). "Nyctiphanes Sars, 1883". World Euphausiacea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ a b M. Eugenia D'Amato; Gordon W. Harkins; Tulio de Oliveira; Peter R. Teske; Mark J. Gibbons (2008). "Molecular dating and biogeography of the neritic krill Nyctiphanes" (PDF). Marine Biology. 155 (2): 243–247. doi:10.1007/s00227-008-1005-0. S2CID 17750015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-26.
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