Lycoteuthidae | |
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Lampadioteuthis megaleia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Subclass: | Coleoidea |
Order: | Teuthida |
Suborder: | Oegopsina |
Family: |
Lycoteuthidae Pfeffer, 1908a |
Genus | |
Lampadioteuthis
Lycoteuthis
Nematolampas
Selenoteuthis
The Lycoteuthidae are a family of squid comprising four known genera in two subfamilies. They are characterised by a lack of hooks and by photophores present on the viscera, eyeballs and tentacles.
Subfamily Lampadioteuthinae
Subfamily Lycoteuthinae