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Gonatus

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Gonatus is a genus of squid in the family Gonatidae, comprising twelve species, and therefore containing the most species in the family. Adult squid belonging to species in this genus are notable for their lack of tentacles.^[2]

The genus contains bioluminescent species.^[3]

Species

References

^ Finn, Julian (2016). "Gonatus Gray, 1849". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
^ Okutani, Takashi; Kubodera, Tsunemi; Jefferts, Katharine (1988). "Diversity, distribution and ecology of gonatid squids in the subarctic Pacific: A review". Bulletin of the Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo. 26 (1): 159–192. S2CID 82405648.
^ Herring, Peter J. (1987). "Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in living organisms". Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence. 1 (3): 147–163. doi:10.1002/bio.1170010303. PMID 3503524.
^ Tree of Life web project

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Gonatus: Brief Summary

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Gonatus is a genus of squid in the family Gonatidae, comprising twelve species, and therefore containing the most species in the family. Adult squid belonging to species in this genus are notable for their lack of tentacles.

The genus contains bioluminescent species.

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Known from seamounts and knolls

Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.

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