''Abraliopsis'' is a genus 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 ...
in the family
Enoploteuthidae
The Enoploteuthidea are a family of squid comprising approximately 40 species in four genera. Most species have a mantle length ranging from 3–13 cm. Hooks are present on all arms and tentacles. The family is best known for the large arr ...
comprising 11 nominal species. Species are characterised by the presence of
photophores
A photophore is a glandular organ that appears as luminous spots on various marine animals, including fish and cephalopods. The organ can be simple, or as complex as the human eye; equipped with lenses, shutters, color filters and reflectors, ...
on
arm
In human anatomy, the arm refers to the upper limb in common usage, although academically the term specifically means the upper arm between the glenohumeral joint (shoulder joint) and the elbow joint. The distal part of the upper limb between th ...
pair IV. Suckers are absent from this arm. The
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...
is ''
Abraliopsis hoylei''.
Species
The following species are listed as members of the genus ''Abraliopsis'':
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*Subgenus ''Abraliopsis'' Joubin, 1896
**'' Abraliopsis hoylei'' (Pfeffer, 1884)
**'' Abraliopsis morisii'' ( Vérany, 1839), Pfeffer's enope squid
**'' Abraliopsis pacificus '' Tsuchiya & Okutani, 1990
**'' Abraliopsis tui'' Riddell, 1985
*Subgenus ''Boreabraliopsis'' Tsuchiya & Okutani, 1988
**'' Abraliopsis felis'' McGowan & Okutani, 1968
*Subgenus ''Micrabralia'' Pfeffer, 1900
**'' Abraliopsis gilchristi'' Robson, 1924
**'' Abraliopsis lineata'' Goodrich, 1896
*Subgenus ''Pfefferiteuthis'' Tsuchiya & Okutani, 1988
**'' Abraliopsis affinis'' (Pfeffer, 1912)
**'' Abraliopsis atlantica'' Nesis, 1982
**'' Abraliopsis chuni '' Nesis, 1982
**'' Abraliopsis falco '' ]Young
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* Offspring, the product of reproduction of a new organism produced by one or more parents
* Youth, the time of life when one is young, often meaning the time between childhood and adulthood
Music
* The Young, an American roc ...
, 1972
References
External links
Tree of Life web project: ''Abraliopsis''
Cephalopod genera
Bioluminescent molluscs
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