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Walvisteuthis youngorum

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Walvisteuthis youngorum
The first filmed encounter with Walvisteuthis youngorum, as seen from a depth of ~900 meters
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Onychoteuthidae
Genus: Walvisteuthis
Species:
W. youngorum
Binomial name
Walvisteuthis youngorum
(Bolstad, 2010)

Walvisteuthis youngorum is a species of squid from the family Onychoteuthidae.[1] They can be found off of the northern Hawaiian Islands.[2] They are rarely seen due to the depth that they reside in, and have only been filmed once, in 2015.[3]

References

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  1. ^ taxonomy. "Taxonomy browser (Walvisteuthis youngorum)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  2. ^ "A squid, Walvisteuthis youngorum, is imaged at 900 meters during today's mid-water transects off Northeast Gardner Pinnacles in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana". oceanexplorer.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  3. ^ Rhodan, Maya (2015-09-05). "Scientists Capture Video of Amazing Rare Squid". TIME. Retrieved 2024-08-25.