''Taningia'' 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 n ...

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 ...

in the family Octopoteuthidae. For over 150 years, it has been believed to comprise a single species known as ''

Taningia danae ''Taningia danae'', the Dana octopus squid, is a species of squid in the family Octopoteuthidae. It is one of the largest known squid species, reaching a mantle length of and total length of . The largest known specimen, a mature female, weig ...

.'' Recently it has been shown to contain at least two new species ('' T. fimbria'', ''T. rubea''). Another species, ''

Taningia persica ''Taningia persica'' is a species of squid in the family Octopoteuthidae. Its validity has been questioned. The description of ''Taningia persica'' is based on a paralarva of ''Taningia'' (4.7 mm ML) from the Gulf of Aden, presumably ''Tani ...

'', has historically been referred to but has been questioned. This genus is named after Danish fisheries biologist

Åge Vedel Tåning Åge Vedel Tåning (27 July 1890 – 26 September 1958 in Copenhagen) was a Danish ichthyologist. He was a director of the Carlsberg Laboratory, the Dana collection and the Danish Fisheries Research Station. Lanternfish genus ''Taaningichthys'' ...

(1890-1958). Taningia danae5

References

External links

Tree of Life web project: ''Taningia''
Squid Cephalopod genera Bioluminescent molluscs {{Squid-stub