Discoteuthis

Discoteuthis is a genus of squid in the family Cycloteuthidae. It is distinguished from the genus Cycloteuthis by the absence of a tail on the mantle. The genus occurs in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide.

Discoteuthis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Oegopsida
Family:	Cycloteuthidae
Genus:	Discoteuthis Young & Roper, 1969[1]
Type species
Discoteuthis discus Young & Roper, 1969
Species
Discoteuthis discus Young & Roper, 1969 Discoteuthis laciniosa Young & Roper, 1969 Discoteuthis sp. A Discoteuthis sp. B

The genus contains bioluminescent species.^[2]