Idiosepius
| Idiosepiidae | |
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| Idiosepius pygmaeus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiolida |
| Family: | Idiosepiidae Appellöf, 1898 |
| Genus: | Idiosepius Steenstrup, 1881 |
| Species | |
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Idiosepius is a genus of bobtail squid encompassing around eight species. It is the sole genus of the family Idiosepiidae.
Members of this genus represent no interest to commercial fisheries.[1]
Species
- Idiosepius biserialis
- Idiosepius macrocheir
- Idiosepius minimus *
- Idiosepius notoides, southern pygmy squid
- Idiosepius paradoxus, northern pygmy squid
- Idiosepius picteti
- Idiosepius pygmaeus, two-toned pygmy squid
- Idiosepius thailandicus
The species listed above with an asterisk (*) is questionable and needs further study to determine if it is a valid species or a synonym.
References
- ↑ Reid, A. 2005. Family Idiosepiidae. In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 1. Rome, FAO. pp. 208–210.
- Boletzky, S.v. 2005. Idiosepius: Ecology, biology and biogeography of a mini-maximalist. PDF (51.9 KiB) Phuket mar. biol. Cent. Res. Bull. 66: 11-22.
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