Nototeuthis

Nototeuthis
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Oegopsida
Family:	Neoteuthidae
Genus:	Nototeuthis Nesis & Nikitina, 1986
Species:	N. dimegacotyle
Binomial name
Nototeuthis dimegacotyle Nesis & Nikitina, 1986 [2]

Nototeuthis is a monotypic genus of squid, in the family Neoteuthidae. The only species in this genus is Nototeuthis dimegacotyle . This species is characterised by short tentacular clubs, less than 40% of the length of the mantle, and relatively long fins, which are approximately 60% of the mantle length. The tentacle clubs have two greatly enlarged suckers on distal portion of the manus, which distinguish N. dimegacotyle from other members of the Neoteuthidae. ^[3] Few specimens of this species are currently known. Specimens have been collected from the south eastern Pacific Ocean, off Chile, ^[3] between the Southern Subtropical and the Antarctic Polar frontal zones. ^[1] This species is mesopelagic to bathypelagic and can be found from near the surface to a depth of ~500m. ^[4]

References

1. Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Nototeuthis dimegacotyle". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T163268A992033. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163268A992033.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Julian Finn (2016). "Nototeuthis dimegacotyle Nesis & Nikitina, 1986". World Register of Marine Species . Flanders Marine Institute . Retrieved 10 March 2018.
3. Michael Vecchione & Richard E. Young (2003). "Nototeuthis Nesis & Nikitina, 1986. Nototeuthis dimegacotyle Nesis & Nikitina, 1986. Version 01 January 2003 (under construction)". The Tree of Life Web Project.
4. P. Jereb; C.F.E. Roper, eds. (2010). Cephalopods of the World an Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cephalopod Species Known to Date Volume 2 Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids (PDF). Food and Agriculture Organization Rome. p. 261. ISBN   978-92-5-106720-8.