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Lycoteuthinae

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Lycoteuthinae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Lycoteuthidae
Subfamily: Lycoteuthinae
Pfeffer, 1908[1]
Type genus
Lycoteuthis
Pfeffer, 1900

Lycoteuthinae is a subfamily of squid from the family Lycoteuthidae. They are found in tropical and subtropical waters. They are characterised by the possession of oval photophores on the tentacles, eyeballs and viscera in all species and on the arms, head, mantle and fins in some. Some species also show strong sexual dimorphism. The subfamily contains all of the species classified under Lycoteuthidae, except for Lampadioteuthis megaleia which differs from the Lycoteuthins by the bearing of a hectocotylised arm in males.[2]

Genera and species

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The taxa within the subfamily Lycoteuthinae are:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Julian Finn (2016). "Lycoteuthinae Pfeffer, 1908". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ^ Michael Vecchione & Richard E. Young (1999). "Lycoteuthidae Pfeffer, 1908. Version 01 January 1999". The Tree of Life Web Project.