''Loliolus'' is a genus of

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from the family Loliginidae from the

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region. The genus is divided into two

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''Loliolus'' and ''Nipponololigo''. They are small squids of less than 150mm in

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length which have an expanded tentacular club. This club has 4 series of suckers. The sucker rings have plate-like teeth which are square in shape all around them. The males' hectocotylus has a ventral crest which is created by the fusion of the protective membrane with the ventral series of papillae and this crest completely obscures the conical shape of the papillae. The mantle is rounded posteriorly and lacks the posterior tail-like lobe while the fins are positioned on the rear of the mantle and extend to the posterior tip of the mantle. Their eggs are small and the males' spermatophore has a short cement body. They do not possess photophores. The two subgenera are distinguished by the hectocotylus which in ''Loliolus'' encompasses the entire arm and there are no unmodified suckers while in ''Nipponololigo'' the arm is only partly hectocotylsed and has normal suckers at its base.

Species

The following species are classified as belonging to ''Loliolus'': *Subgenus ''Loliolus (Loliolus)'' Steenstrup, 1856 **'' Loliolus affinis'' Steenstrup, 1856 little Indian squid **''

Loliolus hardwickei ''Loliolus'' is a genus of squid from the family Loliginidae from the Indo-Pacific region. The genus is divided into two subgenera ''Loliolus'' and ''Nipponololigo''. They are small squids of less than 150mm in mantle length which have an expa ...

'' ( Gray, 1849) Steenstrup’s bay squid *Subgenus ''Loliolus (Nipponololigo)'' Natsukari, 1983 **''

Loliolus beka ''Loliolus'' is a genus of squid from the family Loliginidae from the Indo-Pacific region. The genus is divided into two subgenera ''Loliolus'' and ''Nipponololigo''. They are small squids of less than 150mm in mantle length which have an expa ...

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, 1929) Beka squid **'' Loliolus japonica'' ( Hoyle, 1885) Japanese squid **''

Loliolus sumatrensis ''Loliolus'' is a genus of squid from the family Loliginidae from the Indo-Pacific region. The genus is divided into two subgenera ''Loliolus'' and ''Nipponololigo''. They are small squids of less than 150mm in mantle length which have an expa ...

'' ( d'Orbigny in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835) Kobi squid **''

Loliolus uyii ''Loliolus'' is a genus of squid from the family Loliginidae from the Indo-Pacific region. The genus is divided into two subgenera ''Loliolus'' and ''Nipponololigo''. They are small squids of less than 150mm in mantle length which have an expa ...

'' (Wakiya & Ishikawa, 1921) little squid

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3829149 Squid Cephalopod genera