| Idioteuthis | |
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| Idioteuthis cordiformis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Mastigoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Idioteuthis Sasaki, 1916[1] |
Idioteuthis is a genus of whip-lash squid containing at least one species. Some teuthologists consider it synonymous with Mastigoteuthis, but genetics have confirmed the placement of this genus as distinct from all other genera in this family. The placement of Idioteuthis within the Mastigoteuthidae remains uncertain.
- ^ Philippe Bouchet (2018). "Idioteuthis Sasaki, 1916". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 1 March 2018.