Magnoteuthis
| Magnoteuthis | |
|---|---|
| Mastigoteuthis magna | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Mastigoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Magnoteuthis Salcedo-Vargas & Okutani, 1994 |
| Type species | |
| Mastigoteuthis magna Joubin, 1913 | |
Magnoteuthis is a genus of whip-lash squid containing at least three species. Some teuthologists consider Idioteuthis or Mastigoteuthis synonymous with this taxon, but it is genetically and morphologically distinct.