Asperoteuthis acanthoderma
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Asperoteuthis acanthoderma is a species of squid belonging to the family Chiroteuthidae. It is characterised by the tiny, pointed tubercules present on its skin and a Y-shaped groove in the funnel locking-apparatus.[1]
The largest recorded specimen measures 78 cm in mantle length (ML), although its original total length is unknown as it is missing the very delicate feeding tentacles.[2] A smaller specimen, 45 cm ML, has tentacles 12 times the length of its mantle, giving a total length of almost 5.5 m.[3] This makes A. acanthoderma one of the longest known cephalopods.
The type specimen of A. acanthoderma was collected in the Celebes Sea and is deposited at the Zoologisk Museum of Kobenhavns Universitet in Copenhagen.[4] A. acanthoderma is also known from waters off Grand Cayman,[5] Okinawa,[3] and Hawaii.[6] Additionally, there exists one record of this species from the Caribbean Basin.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Lu, C.C. 1977. A new species of squid, Chiroteuthis acanthoderma, from the Southwestern Pacific (Cephalopoda, Chirothidae). Steenstrupia Zoological Museum University of Copenhagen 4(16): 179-188.
- ^ Okutani, T. 1995. Cuttlefish and squids of the world in color. Publication for the 30th anniversary of the foundation of the National Cooperative Association of Squid Processors.
- ^ a b Tsuchiya, K. & T. Okutani 1993. Rare and interesting squids in Japan -X. Recent occurrences of big squids from Okinawa. Venus 52: 299-311.
- ^ Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda
- ^ a b Lollar, K. 2007. Big squid in Keys could be first outside Pacific. The News-Press.
- ^ Roper, C.F.E. & C.C. Lu 1990. Comparative Morphology and Function of Dermal Structures in Oceanic Squids (Cephalopoda). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 493: 1-40.
External link
- "CephBase: Asperoteuthis acanthoderma". Archived from the original on 2005-08-17.
- Tree of Life web project: Asperoteuthis acanthoderma
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