Taningia is a genus of squid in the family Octopoteuthidae. For over 150 years, it has been believed to comprise a single species known as Taningia danae. Recently it has been shown to contain at least two new species (T. fimbria, T. rubea).[2] Another species, Taningia persica, has historically been referred to but has been questioned.
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| Taningia danae caught off the Massachusetts coast, the first specimen from the western North Atlantic. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Octopoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Taningia Joubin, 1931[1] |
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| Taningia danae Joubin, 1931
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This genus is named after Danish fisheries biologist Åge Vedel Tåning (1890-1958).[3]
References edit
- ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Taningia Joubin, 1931". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ Kelly, Jesse Tyler (2019). Systematics of the Octopoteuthidae Berry, 1912 (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida) (Thesis thesis). Auckland University of Technology.
- ^ "Taningia danae, a deep-sea bioluminescent squid". The Cephalopod Page. Dr. James B. Wood. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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