Mastigoteuthis
Mastigoteuthis is a genus of whip-lash squid containing at least seven valid species. Some teuthologists consider Idioteuthis synonymous with this taxon.
| Mastigoteuthis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Mastigoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Mastigoteuthis Verrill, 1881 |
| Type species | |
| Mastigoteuthis agassizii Verrill, 1881 | |
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The genus contains bioluminescent species.
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