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Mastigoteuthis flammea
Chun, 1908
AphiaID
181383
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:181383)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Mollusca
Cephalopoda
Coleoidea
Decapodiformes
Oegopsida
Chiroteuthoidea
Mastigoteuthidae
Mastigoteuthis
Mastigoteuthis flammea
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Mastigoteuthis
A. E. Verrill, 1881
Original name
Mastigoteuthis flammea
Chun, 1908
Synonymised names
Mastigoteuthis flammeus
Chun, 1908
·
unaccepted
(Spelling variation)
Environment
marine,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Original description
Chun, C. (1908). Über cephalopoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. <em>Zoologischer Anzieger.</em> 33: 86–89.
,
available online at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9898372
page(s): 88
[details]
Taxonomic citation
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase.
Mastigoteuthis flammea
Chun, 1908. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=181383 on 2026-07-21
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species.
Mastigoteuthis flammea
Chun, 1908. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=181383 on 2026-07-21
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2005-09-14 07:36:39Z
created
Gofas, Serge
2018-02-07 15:28:10Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
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Sources (2)
Documented distribution (1)
Attributes (3)
Links (4)
original description
Chun, C. (1908). Über cephalopoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. <em>Zoologischer Anzieger.</em> 33: 86–89.
,
available online at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9898372
page(s): 88
[details]
additional source
CephBase
,
available online at
http://www.cephbase.utmb.edu/
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
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To PESI
(from synonym
Mastigoteuthis flammeus
Chun, 1908
)
To ITIS