Biology:Mastigoteuthis magna

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Short description: Species of mollusc

Mastigoteuthis magna
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Holotype of Mastigoteuthis magna
(160 mm ML)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Mastigoteuthidae
Genus: Mastigoteuthis
Species:
M. magna
Binomial name
Mastigoteuthis magna
Joubin, 1913
Synonyms
  • Idioteuthis magna
    Joubin, 1913

Mastigoteuthis magna is a species of whip-lash squid, characterised by a lack of photophores. The skin is heavily pigmented a deep red by a numerous chromatophores.

References

  • Joubin, L. 1920. Céphalopodes provenant des Campagnes de la Princesse Alice (1898–1910). 3e Serie. Monaco.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2263084 entry