Biology:Abraliopsis gilchristi

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Short description: Species of mollusc

Abraliopsis gilchristi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Enoploteuthidae
Genus: Abraliopsis
Subgenus: Micrabralia
Species:
A. gilchristi
Binomial name
Abraliopsis gilchristi
(Robson, 1924)[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Abralia gilchristi Robson, 1924
  • Enoploteuthis neozelanica Dell, 1959

Abraliopsis gilchristi is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopods found in southern temperate waters of the south Pacific Ocean, from New Zealand to South Africa , where it is abundant.[1] It undergoes a vertical daily migration, spending the day at depth and moving closer to the surface at night[3] to feed on copepods, euphausiids and hyperiids. Spawning appears to occur between September and December.[1] The specific name honours the Scottish zoologist John Gilchrist (1866-1926) who was the first director of the Marine Biological Survey in Cape Town.[4] The type specimen was taken off Cape Town and is held in the Natural History Museum, London.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1868162 entry