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: Lycoteuthidae
Subfamiliae: Lampadioteuthinae - Lycoteuthinae
Name
Lycoteuthidae Pfeffer, 1908
References
Pfeffer, G. 1908. Die Cephalopoden. Nordisches Plankton 2(part 9) (4):9-116
The Lycoteuthidae are a family of squid comprising three known genera. They are small muscular squid, characterised by a lack of hooks and by photophores present on the viscera, eyeballs and tentacles. They inhabit tropical and subtropical seas where the diel migrants stay down in the mesopelagic zone during the day and migrate to the surface to feed at night. Some species show strong sexual dimorphism.[2]
Species
Family Lycoteuthidae
Genus Lycoteuthis
Lycoteuthis lorigera
Lycoteuthis springeri
Genus Nematolampas
Nematolampas regalis
Nematolampas venezuelensis
Genus Selenoteuthis
Selenoteuthis scintillans
References
Julian Finn (2016). "Lycoteuthidae Pfeffer, 1908". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
Michael Vecchione & Richard E. Young (1999). "Lycoteuthidae Pfeffer, 1908. Version 01 January 1999". The Tree of Life Web Project.
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