Biology:Echinoteuthis
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Short description: Genus of squids
| 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]
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species the genus Echinoteuthis contains three species:[1]
- Echinoteuthis atlantica (Joubin, 1933)
- Echinoteuthis danae Joubin, 1933
- Echinoteuthis famelica (Berry, 1909)
However, the Tree of Life Project lists the following species in Echinoteuthis:[3]
- Echinoteuthis atlantica (Joubin, 1933)
- Echinoteuthis glaukopis Chun, 1908
- Echinoteuthis famelica (Berry, 1909)
- Echinoteuthis danae Joubin, 1933
- Echinoteuthis tyroi * Salcedo-Vargas, 1997
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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Julian Finn (2016). "Echinoteuthis Joubin, 1933". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759126. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Richard E. Young (2014). "Echinoteuthis Joubin, 1933". Tree of Life Project. http://tolweb.org/Echinoteuthis/65305. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ↑ Philippe Bouchet (2018). "Mastigoteuthis Verrill, 1881". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138168. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q20686620 entry
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