Iridoteuthis is a genus of bobtail squid comprising three species. They belong to the subfamily Heteroteuthinae of the family Sepiolidae.
Species Iridoteuthis iris (Berry, 1909) Iridoteuthis lophia A. Reid, 2021 Iridoteuthis merlini A. Reid, 2021 Species brought into synonymy Iridoteuthis maoria Dell, 1959: synonym of Stoloteuthis maoria (Dell, 1959)
References
Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch
External links Naef, A. (1912). Teuthologische Notizen, 2: Die Gattungen der Sepioliden. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 39(7):244-248 Reid, A.L. (2021). Two new species of Iridoteuthis (Cephalopoda: Sepiolidae: Heteroteuthinae) from the southwest Pacific, with a redescription of Stoloteuthis maoria (Dell, 1959). Zootaxa. 5005(4): 503-537 Tree of Life: Iridoteuthis