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