Mastigoteuthis magna
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| Holotype of Mastigoteuthis magna (160 mm ML) | |
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| Species: | M. magna
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| 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 -
Funnel component of the funnel locking apparatus -
M. magna
References
- Joubin, L. 1920. Céphalopodes provenant des Campagnes de la Princesse Alice (1898-1910). 3e Serie. Monaco.
External links
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- "CephBase: Mastigoteuthis magna". Archived from the original on 2005-08-17.
- Tree of Life web project: Mastigoteuthis magna
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