Asperoteuthis mangoldae
| Asperoteuthis mangoldae | |
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| Asperoteuthis mangoldae paratype (100 mm ML) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Teuthida |
| Suborder: | Oegopsina |
| Family: | Chiroteuthidae |
| Genus: | Asperoteuthis |
| Species: | A. alveatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Asperoteuthis mangoldae Young, Vecchione & Roper, 2007 | |
Asperoteuthis mangoldae, previously known as Asperoteuthis sp. A, is a chiroteuthid squid known only from the waters off the Hawaiian Islands. It differs from the closely related Asperoteuthis acanthoderma in lacking integumental tubercles and elongate fins. This species also possesses a characteristic curved groove in its funnel locking apparatus.[2]
A. alveatus is known from 18 specimens. The holotype was collected in an opening-closing trawl in Hawaiian waters at a depth of 820–870 m. The coordinates of the type locality are 21°25′N 158°20.5′W / 21.417°N 158.3417°W.
References
- ↑ Barratt, I. & Allcock, L. (2014). "Asperoteuthis mangoldae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ↑ Young, R.E., M. Vecchione & C.F.E. Roper 2007. A new genus and three new species of decapodiform cephalopods (Mollusca: Cephalopoda). Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 17(2–3): 353–365. doi:10.1007/s11160-007-9044-z
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