- Mastigoteuthis psychrophila
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Mastigoteuthis psychrophila Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Coleoidea Order: Teuthida Suborder: Oegopsina Family: Mastigoteuthidae Genus: Mastigoteuthis Species: M. psychrophila Binomial name Mastigoteuthis psychrophila
Nesis, 1977Mastigoteuthis psychrophila is a species of whip-lash squid. It was first described by Kir Nazimovich Nesis in 1977, based on four individuals found in Antarctic waters. The largest was 143 mm long. The squid's tentacles are 15 mm in diameter, with 0.15 mm diameter club suckers. Integumental photophores are present upon the head, arms and fins. Although uncertain, it is believed to have two series of photophores on the arms, differing from other species in the M. agassizii group.
References
- Nesis, K.N. 1977. Mastigoteuthis psychrophila sp. n. (Cephalopoda, Mastigoteuthidae) from the Southern Ocean. Zoologichesky Zhurnal 65(6): 835-842.
- Tree of Life web project: Mastigoteuthis psychrophila
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