| Cycloteuthis | |
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| Cycloteuthis sirventi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Cycloteuthidae |
| Genus: | Cycloteuthis Joubin, 19191 |
| Type species | |
| Cycloteuthis sirventi Joubin, 1919
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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
The genus contains bioluminescent species.2
References
References
- Julian Finn (2016). "Cycloteuthis Joubin, 1919". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute.
- Herring, Peter J. (1987). "Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in living organisms". Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence. 1 (3): 147–163. doi:10.1002/bio.1170010303. PMID 3503524.