Taonius Explained
Taonius is a small genus of glass squid. Although it comprises only three recognised species, it has been suggested there may be as many as five species.[1] Taonius borealis is found in the North Pacific Ocean and Taonius pavo is found in the Atlantic and possibly the south-western Indian Ocean.[2]
Some teuthologists dispute Voss's synonymy of Belonella with Taonius.[3] [4]
The genus contains bioluminescent species.[5]
Species
Three species are currently placed in Taonius:
External links
Notes and References
- Voss, N.A., S.J. Stephen & Z. Dong 1992. Family Cranchiidae Prosch, 1849. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 513: 187–210.
- Web site: Taonius pavo (Lesueur, 1821) . Richard E. Young . March 8, 2011 . The Tree of Life Web Project. September 30, 2015.
- Okutani. Takashi. Lindsay. Dhugal. Cephalopods Collected by the Submersibles and ROVs of Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science & Technology: Annotated Catalogue up to 2008. JAMSTEC Report of Research and Development. 2010. 10. 27. 10.5918/jamstecr.10.23. free.
- Book: Roper. Clyde F. E.. Jereb. Patrizia. Jereb. P.. Roper. C. F. E.. Cephalopods of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cephalopod Species Known to Date. Volume 2: Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids. 2010. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome. 158. http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e00.htm. Family Cranchiidae Prosche, 1847. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. 4. 2.
- Herring . Peter J. . Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in living organisms . Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence . 1987 . 3. 1 . 147–163. 10.1002/bio.1170010303 . 3503524 .
