Cycloteuthis is a genus of squid in the family Cycloteuthidae. It is distinguished from the genus Discoteuthis by the presence of a tail on the mantle. The species C. akimushkini is currently considered a junior synonym of C. sirventi, however this is inconclusive and the World Register of Marine Species has C. akimushkini as a valid species.[1]
Cycloteuthis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Cycloteuthidae |
Genus: | Cycloteuthis Joubin, 1919[1] |
Type species | |
Cycloteuthis sirventi Joubin, 1919
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Species | |
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The genus contains bioluminescent species.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Julian Finn (2016). "Cycloteuthis Joubin, 1919". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute.
- ^ Herring, Peter J. (1987). "Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in living organisms". Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence. 1 (3): 147–163. doi:10.1002/bio.1170010303. PMID 3503524.