Discoteuthis discus
| Discoteuthis discus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Cycloteuthidae |
| Genus: | Discoteuthis |
| Species: | D. discus
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| Binomial name | |
| Discoteuthis discus | |
Discoteuthis discus is a species of squids in the family Cycloteuthidae. They occur in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean and the central North Pacific. While mature specimens have not been found, the unnamed species Discoteuthis sp. A has been hypothesised as the mature form.
References[edit]
- ^ Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Discoteuthis discus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163256A990506. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163256A990506.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Discoteuthis discus Young & Roper, 1969". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute.
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