| Eukrohniidae | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chaetognatha |
| Class: | Sagittoidea |
| Order: | Phragmophora |
| Family: |
Eukrohniidae Tokioka, 1965 |
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Eukrohniidae is a family of arrow worms.
The first species, Eukrohnia hamata, of this family was identified by Karl Möbius in 1875. The genus was named Eukrohnia by Ritter-Záhony in 1909 after August David Krohn. The whole family was named Eukrohniidae by Takasi Tokioka in 1965. One of the species, Eukrohnia fowleri, is bioluminescent.