Mastigoteuthis magna
Species of mollusc
Mastigoteuthis magna | |
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Holotype of Mastigoteuthis magna (160 mm ML) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
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.
- 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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