Mastigoteuthis magna
| Mastigoteuthis magna | |
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| Holotype of Mastigoteuthis magna (160 mm ML) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Coleoidea |
| Order: | Teuthida |
| Suborder: | Oegopsina |
| Family: | Mastigoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Mastigoteuthis |
| Species: | M. magna |
| Binomial name | |
| Mastigoteuthis magna Joubin, 1913 | |
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Mastigoteuthis magna is a species of whip-lash squid, characterised by a lack of photophores. The skin is heavily pigmented a deep red by a numerous chromatophores.
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Side view of a club sucker
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Funnel component of the funnel locking apparatus
References
- Joubin, L. 1920. Céphalopodes provenant des Campagnes de la Princesse Alice (1898-1910). 3e Serie. Monaco.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mastigoteuthis magna. |
- "CephBase: Mastigoteuthis magna". Archived from the original on 2005.
- Tree of Life web project: Mastigoteuthis magna
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