Taningia
Genus of squids
Taningia | |
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Taningia danae caught off the Massachusetts coast, the first specimen from the western North Atlantic. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Octopoteuthidae |
Genus: | Taningia Joubin, 1931[1] |
Type species | |
Taningia danae Joubin, 1931 | |
Species | |
Taningia danae |
Taningia is a genus of squid in the family Octopoteuthidae. For over 150 years, it has been believed to comprise a single species known as Taningia danae. Recently it has been shown to contain at least two new species (T. fimbria, T. rubea).[2] Another species, Taningia persica, has historically been referred to but has been questioned.
This genus is named after Danish fisheries biologist Åge Vedel Tåning (1890-1958).[3]
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References
- ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Taningia Joubin, 1931". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ Kelly, Jesse Tyler (2019). Systematics of the Octopoteuthidae Berry, 1912 (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida) (Thesis thesis). Auckland University of Technology.
- ^ "Taningia danae, a deep-sea bioluminescent squid". The Cephalopod Page. Dr. James B. Wood. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
External links
- CephBase: Taningia
- Tree of Life web project: Taningia
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