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Discoteuthis discus

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Discoteuthis discus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Cycloteuthidae
Genus: Discoteuthis
Species:
D. discus
Binomial name
Discoteuthis discus
Young & Roper, 1969[2]

Discoteuthis discus, the rounded disc-fin squid is a species of squid 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Discoteuthis discus Young & Roper, 1969". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute.
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