Mastigoteuthids range in size from quite small species in the genus Mastigoteuthis, to relatively gigantic sizes in the genus Idioteuthis. However most are rather small, from 3–15 centimetres total mantle length. Their m… 查看更多內容

Members of this family have scarcely been observed in life, but at least two species (Mastigopsis hjorti and Magnoteuthis magna) are known to hover above the ocean bottom in a vertical orientation, the head p… 查看更多內容

This family is taxonomically little understood, but there have many recent advances in its systematics. With many species represented by single, damaged, and juvenile specimens, this group is still creatin… 查看更多內容

• CephBase: Mastigoteuthidae
• Tree of Life web project: Mastigoteuthidae
• Mastigoteuthidae discussion forum at TONMO.com… 查看更多內容