Idioteuthis is a genus of whip-lash squid containing at least one species. Some teuthologists consider it synonymous with Mastigoteuthis, but genetics have confirmed the placement of this genus as distinct from all other genera in this family. The placement of Idioteuthis within the Mastigoteuthidae remains uncertain.
| Idioteuthis | |
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| Idioteuthis cordiformis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Mastigoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Idioteuthis Sasaki, 1916[1] |
Species
edit- Genus Idioteuthis
- Idioteuthis cordiformis (Chun, 1908)
- Idioteuthis latipinna * Sasaki, 1916
The taxon listed above with an asterisk (*) is a taxon inquirendum and needs further study to determine if it is a valid taxon or a synonym.
References
edit- ^ Philippe Bouchet (2018). "Idioteuthis Sasaki, 1916". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- Salcedo-Vargas, M.A. 1997. Cephalopods from the Netherlands Indian Ocean Programme (NIOP) - II. Mastigoteuthid lineage and related forms. Beaufortia 47: 91-108.
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