Discoteuthis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Cycloteuthidae |
| Genus: | Discoteuthis Young & Roper, 1969[1] |
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| Discoteuthis discus Young & Roper, 1969
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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.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Discoteuthis Young & Roper, 1969". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute.
- ^ 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.
External links
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