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Discoteuthis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Oegopsida
Family:	Cycloteuthidae
Genus:	Discoteuthis Young & Roper, 1969
Type species
Discoteuthis discus Young & Roper, 1969
Species
Discoteuthis discus Young & Roper, 1969 Discoteuthis laciniosa Young & Roper, 1969 Discoteuthis sp. A Discoteuthis sp. B

Discoteuthis is a genus of squid in the family Cycloteuthidae. It is distinguished from the genus Cycloteuthis by the absence of a tail on the mantle. The genus occurs in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide.

The genus contains bioluminescent species.

References

1. Julian Finn (2016). "Discoteuthis Young & Roper, 1969". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute.
2. Herring, Peter J. (1987). "Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in living organisms". Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence. 1 (3): 147–163. doi:10.1002/bio.1170010303. PMID 3503524.

External links

• Tree of Life web project: Discoteuthis

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