 (Mouse over to zoom). 3cm individual. Off Dana Point, Orange County, CA. from an Ocean Institute Bioluminescence cruise. 7/17/15. © Peter J. Bryant. |
Krill Euphausia pacifica All specimens matched and identified by DNA barcode Back to Crustacea index pageBack to Arthropods of Orange County, California Back to Natural History of Orange County, California Cloud Zoom image zoom by Star Plugins. Google Chrome works best for zooming. |
 (Mouse over to zoom). 3cm individual. Off Dana Point, Orange County, CA. from an Ocean Institute Bioluminescence cruise. 7/17/15. © Peter J. Bryant. |
 (Mouse over to zoom). Like most species in the Euphausiacea, this one has ten photophores (light-producing organs, shown by arrowheads, >), most of which are visible as dark red spots on the photographs: One on each eye stalk, an anterior pair and a posterior pair on the thorax, and four in the midline of the abdomen. 3cm individual. Off Dana Point, Orange County, CA. from an Ocean Institute Bioluminescence cruise. 7/17/15. © Peter J. Bryant. |
 (Mouse over to zoom). Gills of 3mm individual. Krill are distinguished from other shrimps by the unprotected gills. Off Dana Point, Orange County, CA. from an Ocean Institute Bioluminescence cruise. 7/17/15. © Peter J. Bryant. |
 Off Dana Point, Orange County, CA. from an Ocean Institute Bioluminescence cruise. 7/17/15. © Peter J. Bryant. |
 Posterior thoracic photophore of 1cm individual |
 Posterior thoracic photophore of 1cm individual. All of the photophores except those in the eyestalks can be rotated |
 Delhi Channel, Upper Newport Bay, Newport Each, Orange County, CA. 4/8/14. © Peter J. Bryant and Taylor Sais. |
 Off Dana Point, Orange County, CA. from an Ocean Institute Bioluminescence cruise. 4/19/15. © Peter J. Bryant. |