Fire squid

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Fire squids
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Coleoidea Order: Teuthida Suborder: Oegopsina Family: Pyroteuthidae Pfeffer, 1912
Genera
Pterygioteuthis Pyroteuthis

The fire squids are the species of the family Pyroteuthidae. Their defining physical feature is that their tentacles have a permanent constriction & bend near the base.

[edit] Species

• Genus Pterygioteuthis
  • Pterygioteuthis gemmata
  • Pterygioteuthis giardi
    • Roundear Enope Squid, Pterygioteuthis giardi giardi
    • Pterygioteuthis giardi hoylei
  • Pterygioteuthis microlampas
• Genus Pyroteuthis
  • Pyroteuthis addolux
  • Jewel Enope Squid, Pyroteuthis margaritifera
  • Pyroteuthis serrata

[edit] External links

• CephBase: Pyroteuthidae