Brachioteuthis
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Brachioteuthis is a genus of squid comprising six species.
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Brachioteuthis | |
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Brachioteuthis picta | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Brachioteuthidae |
Genus: | Brachioteuthis Verrill, 1881[1] |
Type species | |
Brachioteuthis beanii Verrill, 1881 | |
Species | |
Brachioteuthis beanii | |
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The genus contains bioluminescent species.[2]