Biology:Semirossia
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Semirossia is a genus of bobtail squid comprising three species.[1]
Description
Semirossia appears very similar to other members of the Rossiinae subfamily, such as Rossia and Neorossia, from which it can be distinguished primarily by the presence of a functional black pouch connected to the photophores and by the fact that, in the male, only the left dorsal arm has been transformed into a hectocotylus.[2]
Both S. equalis and S. tenera reach a mantle length of 50 mm.[3]
Species
- Semirossia equalis Voss, 1950, greater bobtail squid
- Semirossia patagonica Smith, 1881
- Semirossia tenera (Verrill, 1880), lesser bobtail squid
References
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedWoRMS - ↑ Von Boletzky S. (1971). "Neorossia N.G. Pro Rossia (Allorossia) Caroli Joubin, 1902, with Remarks on the Generic Status of Semirossia Steenstrup, 1887 (Mollusca: Cephalopoda)" (in en). Bulletin of Marine Science 21 (4). https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1971/00000021/00000004/art00014#.
- ↑ (in en) Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date. Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae).. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. 1. Roma: FAO. 2005. https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/9926/iz_roper_cephalopod_v1_FAO_2005.pdf.
External links
Template:CephBase Genus Wikidata ☰ Q2909880 entry
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