European Journal of Taxonomy (Dec 2014)

Mastigotragus, a new generic name for Mastigoteuthis pyrodes Young, 1972 (Cephalopoda: Mastigoteuthidae)

  • Richard E. Young,
  • Michael Vecchione,
  • Heather E. Braid

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2014.105
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 0, no. 105

Abstract

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A recent paper on the phylogenetic relationships of species within the cephalopod family Mastigoteuthidae made great progress in stabilizing the classification of the family. The authors, however, left the generic placement of Mastigoteuthis pyrodes unresolved. This problem is corrected here by placing this species in a new monotypic genus, Mastigotragus, based on unique structures of the photophores and the funnel/mantle locking apparatus.

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