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Magnoteuthis

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Magnoteuthis
Mastigoteuthis magna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Mastigoteuthidae
Genus: Magnoteuthis
Salcedo-Vargas & Okutani, 1994[1]
Type species
Mastigoteuthis magna
Joubin, 1913

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.

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References

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  1. ^ a b Philippe Bouchet (2018). "Magnoteuthis Salcedo-Vargas & Okutani, 1994". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. ^ Young, R. E.; Lindgren, A.; Vecchione, M. (2008). "Mastigoteuthis microlucens, a new species of the squid family Mastigoteuthidae (Mollusca: Cephalopoda)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 121 (2): 276–282. doi:10.2988/07-40.1. S2CID 86265294.
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