Enoploteuthis
| Enoploteuthis | |
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| Enoploteuthis sp., Celebes Sea | |
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| Enoploteuthis leptura | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Enoploteuthidae |
| Genus: | Enoploteuthis Orbigny in Rüppell, 1844[1] |
| Type species | |
| Loligo lepturo Leach, 1817
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Enoploteuthis is a genus of
ventral areas of the head, funnel and mantle. All species of Enoploteuthis which have been studied have the most complex type of photophoreand seems to be a distinctive characteristic of this genus. Enoploteuthis contains the largest species in the family, attaining a mantle length of 130mm.[2]
Enoploteuthis is a genus with a relatively high number of species and most of these have been
Watasenia scintillans. Many species are diel migrants, spending the day at depth and moving up the water column at night to feed.[3]
Species
The following valid species are currently recognised:[1]
- Enoploteuthis leptura (Leach, 1817)
- Enoploteuthis magnoceani Nesis, 1982
- Enoploteuthis obliqua Burgess, 1982
- Enoploteuthis octolineata Burgess, 1982
- Enoploteuthis reticulata Rancurel, 1970
- Enoploteuthis anapsis Roper, 1964
- Enoploteuthis chunii Ishikawa, 1914
- Enoploteuthis galaxias Berry, 1918
- Enoploteuthis higginsi Burgess, 1982
- Enoploteuthis jonesi Burgess, 1982
- Enoploteuthis semilineata Alexeyev, 1994
These species are sometimes divided into two subgenera Enoploteuthis and Paraenoploteuthis.[2]
References
- ^ a b Julian Finn (2016). "Enoploteuthis d'Orbigny [in Rüppell], 1844". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ a b Tsuchiya, Kotaro (2015). "Enoploteuthis Orbigny in Rüppell 1844". Tree of Life Web Project.
- ISBN 978-92-5-106720-8.
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