| Promachoteuthis | |
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| Promachoteuthis sloani | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Superfamily: | Chiroteuthoidea |
| Family: | Promachoteuthidae Naef, 1912 |
| Genus: | Promachoteuthis Hoyle, 1885 |
| Type species | |
| Promachoteuthis megaptera Hoyle, 1885 | |
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Promachoteuthis megaptera | |
Promachoteuthis is a genus of small, weakly-muscled squid found at bathypelagic depths. Three species have been formally described, while another two await description. The Promachoteuthis ranges in size from 10.5mm to 104mm. They can be found in waters as deep as 1550 to 3431 meters. The Promachoteuthis possesses eight tentacles and two longer tentacles, each equipped with suckers.
References
- Philippe Bouchet (2018). Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Promachoteuthis Hoyle, 1885". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- Ortiz de Ortiz, Danielle; Baldoni, Letícia Cazarin; Muxagata, Erik; Vidal, Erica Alvez Gonzalez (April 29, 2024). "Cephalopod paralarvae from the southeast–south Brazilian outer shelf and slope". Marine Biology. 171 (4): 84. Bibcode:2024MarBi.171...84O. doi:10.1007/s00227-024-04401-w. ISSN 0025-3162.
External links
- "CephBase: Promachoteuthis". Archived from the original on 2005-08-17.
- Tree of Life web project: Promachoteuthis
- Promachoteuthidae discussion forum at TONMO.com
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