''Mastigoteuthis inermis'' is a species 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 ...
. Richard E. Young and Michael Vecchione consider it to be a
junior synonym of the widely distributed ''
M. magna''.
References
*Rancurel, P. 1972. ''Mastigoteuthis inermis'' espèce nouvelle de Chiroteuthidae du Golfe de Guinée (Cephalopoda - Oegopsida). ''Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France'' 97(1): 25-34.
External links
Tree of Life web project: ''Mastigoteuthis inermis''
Mastigoteuthis
Molluscs described in 1972
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