Discoteuthis

Discoteuthis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Cephalopoda
Order:Oegopsida
Family:Cycloteuthidae
Genus:Discoteuthis
Young & Roper, 1969[1]
Type species
Discoteuthis discus
Young & Roper, 1969
Species

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.

References

  1. Julian Finn (2016). "Discoteuthis Young & Roper, 1969". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute.


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