Mastigoteuthis flammea
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Mastigoteuthis flammea is a species of whip-lash squid
Whip-lash squid
The Mastigoteuthidae, also known as whip-lash squid, are a family of small deep-sea squid. Approximately 20 known species in two genera are represented, with members found in both the mesopelagic and bathypelagic zone of most oceans...

. The placement of this species in the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 Mastigoteuthis
Mastigoteuthis
Mastigoteuthis is a genus of whip-lash squid containing approximately 12 species. Some teuthologists consider Idioteuthis synonymous with this taxon.-Species:*Genus Mastigoteuthis**Mastigoteuthis agassizii...

is questionable.

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