Octopoteuthis

Octopoteuthis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Teuthida
Suborder: Oegopsina
Family: Octopoteuthidae
Genus: Octopoteuthis
Species

Octopoteuthis danae
Octopoteuthis deletron
Octopoteuthis indica
Octopoteuthis longiptera
Octopoteuthis megaptera
Octopoteuthis nielseni
Octopoteuthis rugosa
Octopoteuthis sicula

Octopoteuthis is a genus of squid. It is one of two genera in the family Octopoteuthidae, the other being Taningia. Both Octopoteuthis and Taningia are characterized by their lack of tentacles for the majority of their life cycle, and have traits characteristic of both squids and octopods.[1]

Species

References

  1. Nixon, Marion; Young, John Z. (2003). The Brains and Lives of Cephalopods. Oxford University Press. pp. 193–195. ISBN 0198527616. Retrieved August 5, 2013.