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Brachioteuthis

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Brachioteuthis
Brachioteuthis picta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Brachioteuthidae
Genus: Brachioteuthis
Verrill, 1881[1]
Type species
Brachioteuthis beanii
Verrill, 1881
Species

Brachioteuthis beanii
Brachioteuthis behnii
Brachioteuthis bowmani
Brachioteuthis picta
Brachioteuthis riiseii

Synonyms[1]

Brachioteuthis is a genus of squid comprising six species.

The genus contains bioluminescent species.[2]

Species

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The species listed above with an asterisk (*) is questionable and needs further study to determine if it is a valid species or a synonym.

Brachioteuthis riisei

References

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  1. ^ a b Julian Finn (2016). "Brachioteuthis Verrill, 1881". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
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