''Magnoteuthis'' 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 and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
whip-lash squid
The Mastigoteuthidae, also known as whip-lash squid, are a family of small deep-sea squid. Approximately 20 known species in six genera are represented, with members found in both the mesopelagic and bathypelagic zone of most oceans. Originally d ...
containing at least three species. Some
teuthologist
Teuthology (from Greek , " cuttlefish, squid", and , ''-logia'') is the study of cephalopods such as octopus, squid, and cuttlefish. s consider ''
Idioteuthis'' or ''
Mastigoteuthis'' synonymous with this
taxon
In biology, a taxon ( back-formation from '' taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular n ...
, but it is genetically and morphologically distinct.
Species
*Genus ''Magnoteuthis''
[
**'' Magnoteuthis magna'' (Joubin, 1913)
**'' Magnoteuthis microlucens'' (Young, Lindgren & Vecchione, 2008)]
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Squid
Cephalopod genera
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