Echinoteuthis | |
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Echinoteuthis famelica [1] | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Mastigoteuthidae |
Genus: |
Echinoteuthis Joubin, 1933 [1] |
Type species | |
Echinoteuthis danae Joubin, 1933
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Echinoteuthis is a genus of whip-lash squid containing approximately three to five species. Some teuthologists consider Idioteuthis synonymous with this taxon.
The genus contains bioluminescent species. [2]
According to the World Register of Marine Species the genus Echinoteuthis contains three species: [1]
However, the Tree of Life Project lists the following species in Echinoteuthis: [3]
The species listed above with an asterisk (*) is a taxon inquirendum and needs further study to determine if it is a valid species or a synonym. [4]