Sepioteuthis

Reef squids
	Sepioteuthis lessoniana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Myopsida
Family:	Loliginidae
Genus:	Sepioteuthis; Blainville, 1824
Type species
	Loligo sepioidea; Blainville, 1823
Species
	See text

Sepioteuthis, commonly known as reef squids or oval squids, is a genus of pencil squid. Reef squids are easily recognizable by their large rounded fins that extend along almost the entire length of their mantles, giving them a superficial resemblance to cuttlefish.^[1]

Species

Three species are currently recognized,^[2] though S. australis and S. lessoniana are believed to be cryptic species complexes.^[3]

Sepioteuthis australis, southern reef squid or southern calamary
Sepioteuthis lessoniana, bigfin reef squid or northern calamary
Sepioteuthis sepioidea, Caribbean reef squid

An additional species, S. loliginiformis, was described in 1828, but its validity is questionable. However, if the species turns out to be the same as S. australis or S. lessoniana, S. loliginiformis would be the senior synonym and replace the younger name currently in use.

References

^ Michael Vecchione & Richard E. Young (2010). "Sepioteuthis Blainville, 1824. Reef squids". The Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
^ M. Vecchione; E. Shea; S. Bussarawit; F. Anderson; D. Alexeyev; C.-C. Lu; T. Okutani; M. Roeleveld; C. Chotiyaputta; C. Roper; E. Jorgensen & N. Sukramongkol (2005). "Systematics of Indo-West Pacific Loliginids" (PDF). Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin. 66. Phuket Marine Biological Center: 23–26. ISSN 0858-1088. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
^ Lianos Triantafillos & Mark Adams (2005). "Genetic evidence that the northern calamary, Sepioteuthis lessoniana, is a species complex in Australian waters" (PDF). ICES Journal of Marine Science. 62 (8). International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Elsevier: 1665–1670. doi:10.1016/j.icesjms.2005.06.004. ISSN 1054-3139. Retrieved August 17, 2011.

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[tolweb-1] Michael Vecchione & Richard E. Young (2010). "Sepioteuthis Blainville, 1824. Reef squids". The Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved October 16, 2011.

[systematics-2] M. Vecchione; E. Shea; S. Bussarawit; F. Anderson; D. Alexeyev; C.-C. Lu; T. Okutani; M. Roeleveld; C. Chotiyaputta; C. Roper; E. Jorgensen & N. Sukramongkol (2005). "Systematics of Indo-West Pacific Loliginids" (PDF). Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin. 66. Phuket Marine Biological Center: 23–26. ISSN 0858-1088. Retrieved August 13, 2011.

[lianos-3] Lianos Triantafillos & Mark Adams (2005). "Genetic evidence that the northern calamary, Sepioteuthis lessoniana, is a species complex in Australian waters" (PDF). ICES Journal of Marine Science. 62 (8). International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Elsevier: 1665–1670. doi:10.1016/j.icesjms.2005.06.004. ISSN 1054-3139. Retrieved August 17, 2011.

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