Lycoteuthidae

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Lycoteuthidae
Lampadioteuthis megaleia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Teuthida
Suborder: Oegopsina
Family: Lycoteuthidae
Pfeffer, 1908a
Genus

Lampadioteuthis
Lycoteuthis
Nematolampas
Selenoteuthis

The Lycoteuthidae are a family of squid comprising four known genera in two subfamilies. They are characterised by a lack of hooks and by photophores present on the viscera, eyeballs and tentacles.

Species

Subfamily Lampadioteuthinae

  • Genus Lampadioteuthis
    • Lampadioteuthis megaleia

Subfamily Lycoteuthinae

  • Genus Lycoteuthis
  • Genus Nematolampas
    • Nematolampas regalis
    • Nematolampas venezuelensis
  • Genus Selenoteuthis
    • Selenoteuthis scintillans

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