Neoteuthis

Neoteuthis
Neoteuthis sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Neoteuthidae
Genus: Neoteuthis
Naef, 1921
Species:
N. thielei
Binomial name
Neoteuthis thielei
Naef, 1921[1]

Neoteuthis is a monotypic genus of squid, the sole member is Neoteuthis thielei, from the family Neoteuthidae. This species has long tentacular clubs measuring 60% of the mantle length and fins which are 70% of its mantle length. It has a proximal locking-apparatus for the club which is restricted to manus, which in turn has proximal suckers which are circular.[2] It has been recorded from the South Atlantic Ocean,[3] North Atlantic Ocean, near the Canary Islands[4] and North Pacific Ocean, north of Hawaii.[3] The paralarvae and juveniles are found in the epipelagic to mesopelagic zones while adults occur in the mesopelagic to bathypelagic zones.[3]

  1. ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Neoteuthis thielei Naef, 1921". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. ^ Michael Vecchione & Richard E. Young (2018). "Neoteuthis Naef, 1921. Neoteuthis thielei Naef, 1921. Version 20 February 2018 (under construction)". The Tree of Life Web Project.
  3. ^ 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. 258. ISBN 978-92-5-106720-8.
  4. ^ Young, Richard E. & Michael Vecchione (2005). "Narrowteuthis Young and Vecchione, 2005. Narrowteuthis nesisi Young and Vecchione, 2005. Version 12 September 2005 (under construction)". The Tree of Life Web Project.