Cycloteuthis
Genus of squids
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Cycloteuthis is a genus of squid in the family Cycloteuthidae. It is distinguished from the genus Discoteuthis by the presence of a tail on the mantle. The species C. akimushkini is currently considered a junior synonym of C. sirventi, however this is inconclusive and the World Register of Marine Species has C. akimushkini as a valid species.[1]
| Cycloteuthis | |
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| Cycloteuthis sirventi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Cycloteuthidae |
| Genus: | Cycloteuthis Joubin, 1919[1] |
| Type species | |
| Cycloteuthis sirventi Joubin, 1919 | |
| Species | |
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The genus contains bioluminescent species.[2]
