Teuthowenia

Teuthowenia
Teuthowenia megalops
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Cephalopoda
Order:Oegopsida
Family:Cranchiidae
Subfamily:Taoniinae
Genus:Teuthowenia
Chun, 1910[1]
Type species
Cranchia (Owenia) megalops
Prosch, 1849
Species

See text.

Teuthowenia is a genus of glass squid in the subfamily Taoniinae. Members of this genus are characterized by their deep-sea habitat, clear bodies, and ability to engorge themselves with water to become larger when threatened. Each known species has a visible digestive gland, which serves a similar purpose as a stomach and liver.

It includes three species:[2]

  • Teuthowenia maculata (Leach, 1817) - found in the tropical waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
  • Teuthowenia megalops (Prosch, 1849) - found in the subarctic, temperate, and (rarely) subtropical waters of the northern Atlantic Ocean.
  • Teuthowenia pellucida (Chun, 1910) - found throughout the oceans of the southern hemisphere.

References

  1. ↑ Julian Finn (2016). "Teuthowenia Chun, 1910". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Nancy A. Voss (1985). "Systematics, biology and biogeography of the cranchiid cephalopod genus Teuthowenia (Oegopsida)". Bulletin of Marine Science. 36 (1): 1&ndash, 85.


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