| Cycloteuthis | |
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Scientific classification
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| 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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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]
The genus contains bioluminescent species. [2]
References
- ^ 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.
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