Neoteuthis
Neoteuthis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Neoteuthidae |
Genus: | Neoteuthis Naef, 1921 |
Species: | N. thielei
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Binomial name | |
Neoteuthis thielei Naef, 1921[1]
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Neoteuthis is a monotypic genus of squid, the sole member is Neoteuthis thielei, from the family Neoteuthidae. This species has long tentacular clubs measuring 60% of the mantle length and fins which are 70% of its mantle length. It has a proximal locking-apparatus for the club which is restricted to manus, which in turn has proximal suckers which are circular.[2] It has been recorded from the South Atlantic Ocean,[3] North Atlantic Ocean, near the Canary Islands[4] and North Pacific Ocean, north of Hawaii.[3] The paralarvae and juveniles are found in the epipelagic to mesopelagic zones while adults occur in the mesopelagic to bathypelagic zones.[3]
References
- ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Neoteuthis thielei Naef, 1921". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ Michael Vecchione & Richard E. Young (2018). "Neoteuthis Naef, 1921. Neoteuthis thielei Naef, 1921. Version 20 February 2018 (under construction)". The Tree of Life Web Project.
- ^ a b c P. Jereb; C.F.E. Roper, eds. (2010). Cephalopods of the World an Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cephalopod Species Known to Date Volume 2 Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids (PDF). Food and Agriculture Organization Rome. p. 258. ISBN 978-92-5-106720-8.
- ^ Young, Richard E. & Michael Vecchione (2005). "Narrowteuthis Young and Vecchione, 2005. Narrowteuthis nesisi Young and Vecchione, 2005. Version 12 September 2005 (under construction)". The Tree of Life Web Project.
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