Lycoteuthidae
| Lycoteuthidae | |
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| Lampadioteuthis megaleia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Coleoidea |
| Order: | Teuthida |
| Suborder: | Oegopsina |
| Family: | Lycoteuthidae Pfeffer, 1908a |
| Genus | |
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Lampadioteuthis | |
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
- Lycoteuthis lorigera
- Lycoteuthis springeri
- Genus Nematolampas
- Nematolampas regalis
- Nematolampas venezuelensis
- Genus Selenoteuthis
- Selenoteuthis scintillans