Inioteuthis
Richard E. Young and Michael Vecchione
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Diagnosis
A sepiolin ...
- without photophores.
- with 8-16 suckers maximum in a transverse row on club.
Characteristics
- Arms
- Arm suckers in two series.
- Hectocotylus broad in basal half in region of copulatory apparatus, distal half normal. Click on an image to view larger version & data in a new window
Figure. Oral views of the brachial crowns of E. maculosa, Philippine waters. Left - Male, 12 mm ML. Right - Female, ca. 12 mm ML.
- Arms III unusually strong and robust, especially in males; often curled inward in preservation when other arms are not (see title illustration).
- Tentacles
- Tentacular club with suckers in 8-16 series.
- Photophores.
- Photophores absent.
- Gladius
- Gladius absent.
References
Nesis, K. N. 1982/87. Abridged key to the cephalopod mollusks of the world's ocean. 385+ii pp. Light and Food Industry Publishing House, Moscow. (In Russian.). Translated into English by B. S. Levitov, ed. by L. A. Burgess (1987), Cephalopods of the world. T. F. H. Publications, Neptune City, NJ, 351pp.
Voss, G. L. 1963. Cephalopoda of the Philippine Islands. Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., 234: 1-180.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Inioteuthis japonica |
|---|---|
| Location | Japanese waters |
| Reference | Sasaki, M. 1929. A Monograph of the Dibranchiate Cephalopods of the Japanese and Adjacent Waters. Journal of the College of Agriculture, Hokkaido Imperial University, 20(supplement):357 pages. |
| Sex | Male |
| View | Dorsal and ventral |
| Size | 20 mm ML |
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