Magnoteuthis Explained

Magnoteuthis is a genus of whip-lash squid containing at least three species. Some teuthologists consider Idioteuthis or Mastigoteuthis synonymous with this taxon, but it is genetically and morphologically distinct.

Species

• Genus Magnoteuthis
  • Magnoteuthis magna (Joubin, 1913)
  • Magnoteuthis microlucens (Young, Lindgren & Vecchione, 2008)^[1]
  • Magnoteuthis osheai Braid & Bolstad, 2015

External links

• http://tolweb.org/Magnoteuthis/65303

Notes and References

1. Young . R. E. . Lindgren . A. . Vecchione . M. . 10.2988/07-40.1 . Mastigoteuthis microlucens, a new species of the squid family Mastigoteuthidae (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) . Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington . 121 . 2 . 276–282 . 2008 . 86265294 .