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Bolitaena

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Bolitaena is a genus of pelagic octopods from the subfamily Bolitaeninae in the family Amphitretidae. It contains two species, a third species Bolitaena microcotyla is now regarded as a synonym of Haliphron atlanticus.[1]

The genus contains bioluminescent species.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Philippe Bouchet (2013). "Bolitaena Steenstrup, 1859". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
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Bolitaena: Brief Summary

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Bolitaena is a genus of pelagic octopods from the subfamily Bolitaeninae in the family Amphitretidae. It contains two species, a third species Bolitaena microcotyla is now regarded as a synonym of Haliphron atlanticus.

The genus contains bioluminescent species.

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