Discoteuthis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Cycloteuthidae |
Genus: |
Discoteuthis Young & Roper, 1969 [1] |
Type species | |
Discoteuthis discus Young & Roper, 1969
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Species | |
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Discoteuthis is a genus of squid in the family Cycloteuthidae. It is distinguished from the genus Cycloteuthis by the absence of a tail on the mantle. The genus occurs in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide.
The genus contains bioluminescent species. [2]