''Bolitaena'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of pelagic octopods from the subfamily Bolitaeninae in the family

Amphitretidae Amphitretidae is a family of mesopelagic octopods which contains three subfamilies, formerly classified as families in their own right. It is classified in the superfamily Octopodoidea. Species in the family Amphipetridae are characterised by hav ...

. It contains two species, a third species ''Bolitaena microcotyla'' is now regarded as a

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of '' Haliphron atlanticus''. The genus contains bioluminescent species.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3805450 Octopuses Cephalopod genera Bioluminescent molluscs