Neorossia
Michael Vecchione and Richard E. Young
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close boxCharacteristics
- Arms
- Arms with biserial suckers.
- Greatly enlarged suckers in middle of arms II and III.
- Both arms I hectocotylized in males.
- Tentacles
- Clubs expanded.
- Club suckers in 6-7 series.
- Photophores
- Photophores absent from ink sac.
- Viscera
- Epirenal bodies (see Austrorossia) present in males.
- Ink sac nonfunctional (no ink).
- Anal flaps poorly-developed.
Figure. Viscera of Neorossia caroli. Drawing modified from Boletzky (1971, p. 966, fig. 1D).
References
Boltezky, S.v. 1971. Neorossia n.g. pro Rossia (Allorossia) caroli Joubin, 1902, with remarks on the generic status of Semirossia Steenstrup, 1887 (Mollusca: Cephalopoda). Bulletin of Marine Science, 21(4):964-969.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Neorossia caroli |
|---|---|
| Location | Off Crete Island, Mediterranean Sea |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Peter Wirtz |
| View | Side |
| Copyright |
© 2007 Peter Wirtz
|
| Scientific Name | Neorossia leptodons |
|---|---|
| Location | Australian waters |
| Reference | Reid, A. 1991. Taxonomic review of the Australian Rossiinae (Cephalopoda: Sepiolidae), with a description of a new species, Neorossia leptodons, and redescription of N. caroli (Joubin, 1902) . Bulletin of Marine Science, 49(3)(1991):748-831. (Fig. 24a,b, p.800) |
| Acknowledgements | Printed with the Permission of the Bulletin of Marine Science. |
| Sex | Male |
| View | Dorsal and ventral |
| Size | 31.5 mm ML |
| Type | Holotype |
| Copyright | © 2004 Bulletin of Marine Science |
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- First online 01 September 2004
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