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Todarodes
Genus of squids / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Todarodes is a genus of flying squid from the subfamily Todarodinae, of which it is the type genus.[1] The genus contains five species which are partially allopatric but between them their distributions encompass most of the world's oceans and seas. These squid have a funnel groove with foveola, a hectocotylised fourth arm and tentacular stalks which lack free trabeculae.[2]
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Todarodes | |
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Todarodes filippovae | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Ommastrephidae |
Subfamily: | Todarodinae |
Genus: | Todarodes Steenstrup, 1880[1] |
Type species | |
Loligo sagittata Lamarck, 1798 |
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