Mastigoteuthis

Mastigoteuthis is a genus of whip-lash squid containing at least seven valid species. Some teuthologists consider Idioteuthis synonymous with this taxon.

Mastigoteuthis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Oegopsida
Family:	Mastigoteuthidae
Genus:	Mastigoteuthis Verrill, 1881[1]
Type species
Mastigoteuthis agassizii Verrill, 1881
Species
See text.
Synonyms[1]
Chiroteuthopsis Pfeffer, 1900

The genus contains bioluminescent species.^[2]

Species

• Genus Mastigoteuthis
  • Mastigoteuthis agassizii Verrill, 1881
  • Mastigoteuthis dentata Hoyle, 1904
  • Mastigoteuthis flammea Chun, 1908
  • Mastigoteuthis glaukopis Chun, 1908
  • Mastigoteuthis grimaldii (Joubin, 1895)
  • Mastigoteuthis psychrophila Nesis, 1977
  • Mastigoteuthis schmidti Degner, 1925
  • Mastigoteuthis hastula * (Berry, 1920)
  • Mastigoteuthis inermis * Rancurel, 1972
  • Mastigoteuthis iselini * MacDonald & Clench, 1934
  • Mastigoteuthis okutanii * Salcedo-Vargas, 1997
  • Mastigoteuthis tyroi * Salcedo-Vargas, 1997

Magnapinna talismani was previously placed in this genus, but is now considered a species of bigfin squid.

The taxa listed above with an asterisk (*) are taxon inquirendum and need further study to determine if they are a valid taxon or a synonym.