| Liocranchia | |
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| Liocranchia valdiviae subadult | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Cranchiidae |
| Subfamily: | Cranchiinae |
| Genus: | Liocranchia Pfeffer, 1884 |
| Type species | |
| Leachia reinhardti Steenstrup, 1856[1]
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| Species | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Fusocranchia Joubin, 1920 | |
Liocranchia is a genus of glass squid from the family Cranchiidae. They are moderate-sized with a long, spindle-shaped mantle which tapers to a point at the rear and they can attain mantle lengths of 250 millimeters (9.8 in).[2] The species in Liocranchia have a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical and subtropical oceans although it has been suggested that one species, Liocranchia reinhardti is associated with land masses. In seas off Hawaii waters, L. reinhardti undergoes vertical migrations while L. valdiviae occurs in deep water and is sedentary.[3] They are eaten by many oceanic predator species.[2]
- ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Liocranchia Pfeffer, 1884". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ a b c P. Jereb; C.F.E. Roper, eds. (2010). Cephalopods of the World an Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cephalopod Species Known to Date Volume 2 Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids (PDF). Food and Agriculture Organization Rome. p. 156. ISBN 978-92-5-106720-8.
- ^ Richard E. Young; Katharina M. Mangold (1922-2003) (1996). "Liocranchia Pfeffer 1884". Tree of Life Project. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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