''Discoteuthis'' is a genus of
squid
A squid (: squid) is a mollusc with an elongated soft body, large eyes, eight cephalopod limb, arms, and two tentacles in the orders Myopsida, Oegopsida, and Bathyteuthida (though many other molluscs within the broader Neocoleoidea are also ...
in the family
Cycloteuthidae. It is distinguished from the genus ''
Cycloteuthis'' by the absence of a tail on the
mantle. The genus occurs in
tropical
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and
subtropical
The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical zone, geographical and Köppen climate classification, climate zones immediately to the Northern Hemisphere, north and Southern Hemisphere, south of the tropics. Geographically part of the Ge ...
oceans worldwide.
The genus contains bioluminescent species.
References
External links
Tree of Life web project: ''Discoteuthis''
Cephalopod genera
Cycloteuthidae
Bioluminescent molluscs
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