Biology:Alloteuthis africana

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Short description: Species of squid

Alloteuthis africana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Myopsida
Family: Loliginidae
Genus: Alloteuthis
Species:
A. africana
Binomial name
Alloteuthis africana
Adam, 1950[2]
Synonyms
  • Alloteuthis africanus
    (Adam, 1950)
  • Loligo africana
    (Adam, 1950)

Alloteuthis africana, also known as the African squid, is a species of squid in the family Loliginidae.[1][2][3] This species of squid is restricted to the Guinean province (from southern Morocco to southern Angola). To identify the Alloteuthis africana from other Alloteuthis congeners, it is highly recommended to measure the width of the squids head and the sucker size.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Allcock, A.L. (2019). "Alloteuthis africana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T163393A1004477. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T163393A1004477.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/163393/1004477. Retrieved 3 October 2022. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Alloteuthis africana Adam, 1950". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2022. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225555. 
  3. Adam, W. 1950. Notes sur les Céphalopodes. XXII. Deux nouvelles espèces de la côte africaine occidentale. Bulletin du Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique 26(45): 1–9.
  4. Anderson, Frank E.; Pilsits, Adria; Clutts, Stephanie; Laptikhovsky, Vladimir; Bello, Giambattista; Balguerías, Eduardo; Lipinski, Marek; Nigmatulin, Chingis et al. (2008-10-03). "Systematics of Alloteuthis (Cephalopoda: Loliginidae) based on molecular and morphometric data". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 364 (2): 99–109. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2008.07.026. 

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