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: Cranchiidae
Subfamilia: Taoniinae
Genus: Teuthowenia
Species: T. maculata – T. megalops – T. pellucida
Name
Teuthowenia Chun, 1910
Type Species: T. megalops
Chun, 1910
References
CephBase [1]
Teuthowenia is a genus of glass squid in the subfamily Taoniinae. Members of this genus are characterized by their deep-sea habitat, clear bodies, and ability to engorge themselves with water to become larger when threatened. Each known species has a visible digestive gland, which serves a similar purpose as a stomach and liver.
The genus contains bioluminescent species.[2]
It includes three species:[3]
Teuthowenia maculata (Leach, 1817) - found in the tropical waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
Teuthowenia megalops (Prosch, 1849) - found in the subarctic, temperate, and (rarely) subtropical waters of the northern Atlantic Ocean.
Teuthowenia pellucida (Chun, 1910) - found throughout the oceans of the southern hemisphere.
References
Julian Finn (2016). "Teuthowenia Chun, 1910". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
Herring, Peter J. (1987). "Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in living organisms". Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence. 1 (3): 147–163. doi:10.1002/bio.1170010303. PMID 3503524.
Nancy A. Voss (1985). "Systematics, biology and biogeography of the cranchiid cephalopod genus Teuthowenia (Oegopsida)". Bulletin of Marine Science. 36 (1): 1–85.
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