Lampadioteuthis
| Lampadioteuthis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Superfamily: | Enoploteuthoidea |
| Family: | Lampadioteuthidae Berry, 1916 |
| Genus: | Lampadioteuthis Berry, 1916 |
| Species: | L. megaleia |
| Binomial name | |
| Lampadioteuthis megaleia Berry, 1916 | |
Lampadioteuthis megaleia is a small, colorful squid, the only species in the only genus in the monotypic family Lampadioteuthidae. It is sometimes known as the wonderful firefly squid. It was formerly classified in the family Lycoteuthidae, but differs from them mainly by having a hectocotylus in the males and by the possession of a rostrum on the gladius.
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