Discoteuthis
Sign in to saveDiscoteuthis 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.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassCephalopoda
- OrderOegopsida
- FamilyCycloteuthidae
Habitatmarine
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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.
The genus contains bioluminescent species.
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Animalia
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Mollusca
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Wikidata
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tropics
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taxonomy
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Teuthida
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Cephalopod
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subtropics
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Q180686
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National Center for Biotechnology Information
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Q82486
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Integrated Taxonomic Information System
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Global Biodiversity Information Facility
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type species
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iNaturalist
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World Register of Marine Species
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Catalogue of Life
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mantle
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