Biology:Todarodes
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Short description: Genus of squids
| Todarodes | |
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| Todarodes filippovae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Ommastrephidae |
| Subfamily: | Todarodinae |
| Genus: | Todarodes Steenstrup, 1880[1] |
| Type species | |
| Loligo sagittata Lamarck, 1798
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Todarodes is a genus of flying squid from the subfamily Todarodinae, of which it is the type genus.[1] The genus contains five species which are partially allopatric but between them their distributions encompass most of the world's oceans and seas. These squid have a funnel groove with foveola, a hectocotylised fourth arm and tentacular stalks which lack free trabeculae.[2]
Species
The following species are members of Todarodes, with their vernacular names:[1][3]
- Todarodes angolensis Adam, 1962 Angolan flying squid
- Todarodes filippovae Adam, 1975 Antarctic flying squid
- Todarodes pacificus (Steenstrup, 1880) Japanese flying squid
- Todarodes pusillus Dunning, 1988 little flying squid
- Todarodes sagittatus (Lamarck, 1798) European flying squid
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Julian Finn (2016). "Todarodes Steenstrup, 1880". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138281.
- ↑ "Todarodes Steenstrup 1880. Version 30 November 2011 (under construction)". The Tree of Life Web Project. 2011. http://tolweb.org/Todarodes/19939/2011.11.30.
- ↑ Cephalopods of the World an Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cephalopod Species Known to Date Volume 2 Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids. Food and Agriculture Organization Rome. 2010. pp. 322–333. ISBN 978-92-5-106720-8. http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1920e/i1920e.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q3023961 entry
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