Brachioteuthis

Brachioteuthis is a genus of squid comprising six species.

Brachioteuthis
Brachioteuthis picta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Brachioteuthidae
Genus: Brachioteuthis
Verrill, 1881[1]
Type species
Brachioteuthis beanii
Verrill, 1881
Species

Brachioteuthis beanii
Brachioteuthis behnii
Brachioteuthis bowmani
Brachioteuthis picta
Brachioteuthis riiseii

Synonyms[1]

The genus contains bioluminescent species.[2]

Species

The species listed above with an asterisk (*) is questionable and needs further study to determine if it is a valid species or a synonym.

Brachioteuthis riisei

References

  1. Julian Finn (2016). "Brachioteuthis Verrill, 1881". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. 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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