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Lycoteuthis diadema, known as the crown squid, is a small mesopelagic squid found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide. It is most easily distinguished by the presence of photophores, or light-producing organs, located on its body and tentacles. Notably, the species possesses a crown-like ri...
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Crown-like photophores create notable morphology; good specialist reputation but modest fame.
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Selenoteuthis scintillans is a small squid in the family Lycoteuthidae and the only species in the genus Selenoteuthis. It is known from tropical and subtropical parts of the North Atlantic and is associated with the mesopelagic zone, the midwater region below the sunlit surface. Like other lycoteut...
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Sparkling photophores provide clear appeal; limited records and public visibility constrain score.
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A lycoteuthid squid found in the western Atlantic Ocean, named to recognize contributions to deep-sea cephalopod research and representing one of the lesser-studied members of its family.
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Lycoteuthid species with narrow specialist recognition and few widely noted traits.
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Lycoteuthis lorigera is a deep-sea squid in the family Lycoteuthidae. It is known from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and is bioluminescent, producing light through photophores. Several types of photophores are distributed over different parts of the body, including the mantle, head, and arms. Thes...
Nematolampas regalis is a rare deep-sea squid in the family Lycoteuthidae, known from scattered specimens collected in tropical ocean basins. It has elaborate arrays of photophores, organs that produce bioluminescent light, and these structures are a defining feature of its appearance. Because recor...
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