Brachioteuthidae is a
family of
squid
True squid are molluscs with an elongated soft body, large eyes, eight arms, and two tentacles in the superorder Decapodiformes, though many other molluscs within the broader Neocoleoidea are also called squid despite not strictly fitting t ...
containing two
genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...
and around six species.
Species
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Brachioteuthis
''Brachioteuthis'' is a genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species an ...
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Brachioteuthis beanii
''Brachioteuthis beanii'' is a species of squid in the family Brachioteuthidae, that lives in pelagic environments. Its young are 1.2 mm in length.
Distribution and habitat
Its range is in the Western Atlantic, near Canada and the United Stat ...
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Brachioteuthis behnii
''Brachioteuthis behnii'' is a species of squid in the family Brachioteuthidae
Brachioteuthidae is a family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage o ...
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Brachioteuthis bowmani
''Brachioteuthis bowmani'' is a species of squid in the family Brachioteuthidae
Brachioteuthidae is a family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage ...
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Brachioteuthis picta
''Brachioteuthis picta'' is a species of squid in the family Brachioteuthidae
Brachioteuthidae is a family
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'', ornate arm squid
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Brachioteuthis riisei
''Brachioteuthis riisei'', also known as the common arm squid, is a species of squid in the family Brachioteuthidae.
Description
This is a small species. It is almost colourless except for small chromatophores scarcely distributed. It has a lon ...
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Slosarczykovia
''Slosarczykovia'' is a monotypic genus of squid, its sole representative being ''Slosarczykovia circumantarctica''. ''Slosarczykovia'' is placed in the family Brachioteuthidae.
''Slosarczykovia circumantarctica'' is a relatively large species o ...
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Slosarczykovia circumantarctica
''Slosarczykovia'' is a monotypy, monotypic genus of squid, its sole representative being ''Slosarczykovia circumantarctica''. ''Slosarczykovia'' is placed in the Family (Biology), family Brachioteuthidae.
''Slosarczykovia circumantarctica'' is ...
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The species listed above with an asterisk (
*) is questionable and needs further study to determine if it is a valid species or a synonym.
External links
Tree of Life web project: Brachioteuthidae
Squid
Cephalopod families
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