Mastigoteuthis is a genus of whip-lash squid containing at least seven valid species. Some teuthologists consider Idioteuthis synonymous with this taxon.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Mastigoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Mastigoteuthis Verrill, 1881[1] |
| Type species | |
| Mastigoteuthis agassizii Verrill, 1881
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The genus contains bioluminescent species.[2]
Species
edit- Genus Mastigoteuthis
- Mastigoteuthis agassizii Verrill, 1881
- Mastigoteuthis dentata Hoyle, 1904
- Mastigoteuthis flammea Chun, 1908
- Mastigoteuthis glaukopis Chun, 1908
- Mastigoteuthis grimaldii (Joubin, 1895)
- Mastigoteuthis psychrophila Nesis, 1977
- Mastigoteuthis schmidti Degner, 1925
- Mastigoteuthis hastula * (Berry, 1920)
- Mastigoteuthis inermis * Rancurel, 1972
- Mastigoteuthis iselini * MacDonald & Clench, 1934
- Mastigoteuthis okutanii * Salcedo-Vargas, 1997
- Mastigoteuthis tyroi * Salcedo-Vargas, 1997
Magnapinna talismani was previously placed in this genus, but is now considered a species of bigfin squid.
The taxa listed above with an asterisk (*) are taxon inquirendum and need further study to determine if they are a valid taxon or a synonym.
References
edit- Notes
- ^ a b Philippe Bouchet (2018). "Mastigoteuthis Verrill, 1881". 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.
- Sources
- Salcedo-Vargas, M.A. 1997. Cephalopods from the Netherlands Indian Ocean Programme (NIOP) - II. Mastigoteuthid lineage and related forms. Beaufortia 47: 91-108.
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