- Galiteuthis phyllura
Taxobox
name = "Galiteuthis phyllura"
image_caption =
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Mollusc a
classis =Cephalopod a
ordo =Teuthida
familia = Cranchiidae
subfamilia =Taoniinae
genus = "Galiteuthis "
species = "G. phyllura"
binomial = "Galiteuthis phyllura"
binomial_authority = Berry, 1911
synonyms ="Galiteuthis phyllura" is a species of
glass squid , possibly the largest in thegenus .In 1984, the
Russia n stern-trawler "Novoulianovsk" brought up the remains of a gigantic specimen of "G. phyllura" from a depth of 1000-1300 m in theSea of Okhotsk .ru_icon Nesis, K.N. 1985. A Giant Squid in the Sea of Okhotsk. "Priroda" 10: 112-113. [Translated from Russian by Yuri Nektorenko.] ] Based on this material, which consisted of a 40 cm long arm and 115 cm tentacle, Kir Nesis estimated the mantle length at 265-275 cm, and the total length at over 4 m. This would make it the second largest squid species in terms of mantle length, second only to theColossal Squid , and even larger than thegiant squid . However, Nesis added that "because of its narrow body, we conclude that its mass is consistently lower than that of the other large squids".Ellis, R. 1998. "The Search for the Giant Squid". Lyons Press (London).]The
type specimen of "G. phyllura" was collected inMonterey Bay ,California and is deposited in theNational Museum of Natural History . [ [http://www.mnh.si.edu/cephs/newclass.pdf Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda] ]ee also
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Cephalopod size References
External links
* [http://www.tolweb.org/Galiteuthis_phyllura Tree of Life web project: "Galiteuthis phyllura"]
* [http://www.tolweb.org/accessory/Galiteuthis_phyllura_Description?acc_id=860 "Galiteuthis phyllura": Description continued]
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