Kingdom Animalia Order Teuthida Scientific name Pyroteuthis Rank Genus | Phylum Mollusca Family Pyroteuthidae Higher classification Pyroteuthidae | |
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Lower classifications Pyroteuthis margaritifera, Pyroteuthis addolux, Pyroteuthis serrata | ||
Vampyroteuthis infernalis the vampire squid
Pyroteuthis is a genus of squid in the family Pyroteuthidae. It is differentiated from the genus Pterygioteuthis by size, head shape and behaviour. Species within the genus are separated by the arrangement of tentacular photophores; the shape of the hectocotylus, and the shape of the hectocotylus hooks. With the exception of the Tropical Eastern Pacific, the genus is circumpolar in tropical and temperate oceans. The species P. addolux is the only member to occur in the North Pacific.
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Vampyroteuthis infernalis
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