Biology:Echinoteuthis atlantica

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Short description: Species of mollusc

Echinoteuthis atlantica
Mastigoteuthis atlantica.jpg
Holotype of Mastigoteuthis atlantica
(112 mm ML)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Mastigoteuthidae
Genus: Echinoteuthis
Species:
E. atlantica
Binomial name
Echinoteuthis atlantica
Joubin, 1933[1]
Synonyms

Mastigoteuthis atlantica Joubin, 1933

Echinoteuthis atlantica is a species of whip-lash squid from the family Mastigoteuthidae. It occurs in the eastern North and South Atlantic Ocean.[2] This squid is red in colour and similar to Echinoteuthis famelica of the Pacific but differs in having a well developed protective membrane on the tentacular club which is absent on E. famelica. The presence on this membrane on Echinoteuthis glaukopis from the Indian Ocean suggests that this may be a synonym of E. atlantica, in which case glaukopis has priority.[3]

References

  • Joubin, L. 1933. Notes préliminaires sur les Céphalopodes des croisières du Dana (1921-1922). 4e Partie. Annales de l'Institut Océanographique 13: 1-49.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2759525 entry