Taningia
Taningia | |
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Taningia danae caught off the Massachusetts coast, the first specimen from the western North Atlantic. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Octopoteuthidae |
Genus: | Taningia Joubin, 1931[1] |
Type species | |
Taningia danae Joubin, 1931 | |
Species | |
Taningia is a genus of squid in the family Octopoteuthidae. It has one confirmed species, Taningia danae. Another species, Taningia persica, is suggested, but has been questioned. The genus is named after Danish fisheries biologist Åge Vedel Tåning (1890-1958).[2]
References
- ↑ Julian Finn (2016). "Taningia Joubin, 1931". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ↑ "Taningia danae, a deep-sea bioluminescent squid". The Cephalopod Page. Dr. James B. Wood. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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