Walvisteuthis youngorum
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| Walvisteuthis youngorum | |
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| The first filmed encounter with Walvisteuthis youngorum, as seen from a depth of ~900 meters | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Onychoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Walvisteuthis |
| Species: | W. youngorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Walvisteuthis youngorum (Bolstad, 2010) | |
Walvisteuthis youngorum is a species of squid from the family Onychoteuthidae.[1] They can be found off of the northern Hawaiian Islands.[2] They are rarely seen due to the depth that they reside in, and have only been filmed once, in 2015.[3]
