- Chiroteuthis
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Chiroteuthis Chiroteuthis veranyi Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Order: Teuthida Family: Chiroteuthidae Genus: Chiroteuthis
Orbigny, 1841Species See text
Chiroteuthis is a genus of chiroteuthid squid, comprising two subgenera. The hectocotylus is absent from all members of the genus; instead, a penis extending from the mantle opening is utilised. The genus is characterised by enlarged, lidded photophores present at the end of the tentacular club. Arms IV are both the longest and thickest, their membranes acting as sheaths to the retractable tentacles.
Species
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- Chiroteuthis
- Chiroteuthis calyx
- Chiroteuthis joubini
- Chiroteuthis spoeli
- Long-armed Squid, Chiroteuthis veranyi
- Chiroteuthis veranyi lacertosa
- Chiroteuthis veranyi veranyi
- Subgenus Chirothauma
- Chiroteuthis atlanticus *
- Chiroteuthis imperator
- Chiroteuthis mega
- Chiroteuthis picteti
- Chiroteuthis picteti picteti
- Chiroteuthis picteti somaliensis
- Chiroteuthis
The species listed above with an asterisk (*) is questionable and needs further study to determine if it is a valid species or a synonym.
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