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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassCephalopoda
- OrderOegopsida
- FamilyCycloteuthidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 14
- Family
- Cycloteuthidae
- Collections
- USNM, NHMUK, NMV, MNHN, DMNH, UM-RSMAS
- Recorded in
- Netherlands Antilles, Australia, Madagascar, Nw Atlantic, South Africa
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cycloteuthidae
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- taxon name
- Discoteuthis
- taxon rank
- genus
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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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Discoteuthis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.