Idioteuthis
Sign in to saveIdioteuthis is a genus of whip-lash squid containing at least one species. Some teuthologists consider it synonymous with Mastigoteuthis, but genetics have confirmed the placement of this genus as distinct from all other genera in this family. The placement of Idioteuthis within the Mastigoteuthidae remains uncertain.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassCephalopoda
- OrderOegopsida
- FamilyMastigoteuthidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 20
- Family
- Mastigoteuthidae
- Collections
- USNM, AM, NMV
- Recorded in
- Australia
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Whip-lash squid
- Image
- Idioteuthis cordiformis.jpg
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Idioteuthis is a genus of whip-lash squid containing at least one species. Some teuthologists consider it synonymous with Mastigoteuthis, but genetics have confirmed the placement of this genus as distinct from all other genera in this family. The placement of Idioteuthis within the Mastigoteuthidae remains uncertain.
==Species== Genus Idioteuthis Idioteuthis cordiformis (Chun, 1908) Idioteuthis latipinna * Sasaki, 1916
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