Echinoteuthis
Echinoteuthis is a genus of whip-lash squid containing approximately three to five species. Some teuthologists consider Idioteuthis synonymous with this taxon.
| Echinoteuthis | |
|---|---|
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| Echinoteuthis famelica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Mastigoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Echinoteuthis Joubin, 1933[1] |
| Type species | |
| Echinoteuthis danae Joubin, 1933 | |
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
- Julian Finn (2016). "Echinoteuthis Joubin, 1933". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. 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. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- Philippe Bouchet (2018). "Mastigoteuthis Verrill, 1881". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
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