Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Cephalopoda
Subclassis: Coleoidea
Cohors: Neocoleoidea
Superordo: Decapodiformes
Ordo: Teuthida
Subordo: Oegopsina
Familia: Histioteuthidae
Genus: Histioteuthis
Name
Histioteuthidae Verrill, 1881
References
Verrill, A.E. 1881. The Cephalopods of the northeastern coast of America. Part II. The smaller Cephalopods, including the "squids" and the octopi, with other allied forms. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Sciences 5(6):259-446
Histioteuthidae is a family of Oegopsid squid. The family was previously considered to be monotypic but the World Register of Marine Species assigns two genera to this family.[1]
The species classified under Histioteuthidae are mostly weakly muscled, moderately sized squid with a maximum mantle length of 33 cm (13 in). They generally have very long, robust arms and a short mantle with small, rounded fins. Their main distinguishing feature is that the eyes are different sizes and orient in different vertical directions. The larger left eye is semitubular, mobile, generally is directed back and up as indicated by the pattern of iridophores on the eye's outer surface. This means that when the squid is positioned obliquely the eye is pointed upwards towards the surface. It is thought that this is used to detect animals above the squid silhouetted against the sun during the day. The right eye has a normal shape and is oriented laterally and slightly downward. This arrangement gives the family the common name of cock-eyed squid.[2]
Genera and species
There are two genera which are included in the Histioteuthidae and a total of circa 19 species:[1][2]
Histioteuthis d'Orbigny, 1841
Histioteuthis atlantica (Hoyle, 1885)
Histioteuthis berryi Voss, 1969
Histioteuthis bonnellii (Férussac, 1834)
Histioteuthis celetaria (Voss, 1960)
Histioteuthis cerasina Nesis, 1971
Histioteuthis corona (Voss & Voss, 1962)
Histioteuthis eltaninae Voss, 1969
Histioteuthis heteropsis (Berry, 1913)
Histioteuthis inermis (Taki, 1964)
Histioteuthis macrohista Voss, 1969
Histioteuthis meleagroteuthis (Chun, 1910)
Histioteuthis miranda (Berry, 1918)
Histioteuthis oceani (Robson, 1948)
Histioteuthis pacifica (Voss, 1962)
Histioteuthis reversa (Verrill, 1880)
Stigmatoteuthis Pfeffer, 1900
Stigmatoteuthis arcturi Robson, 1948
Stigmatoteuthis dofleini Pfeffer, 1912
Stigmatoteuthis hoylei (Goodrich, 1896)
References
Finn, Julian (2016). "'Histioteuthidae Verrill, 1881". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
Young, Richard E. & Vecchione, Michael (2013). "Histioteuthidae Verrill, 1881. Version 03 November 2013 (under construction)". The Tree of Life Web Project.
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