Asperoteuthis mangoldae

Asperoteuthis mangoldae, previously known as Asperoteuthis sp. A, is a chiroteuthid squid known only from the waters off the Hawaiian Islands. It differs from the closely related Asperoteuthis acanthoderma in lacking integumental tubercles and elongate fins. This species also possesses a characteristic curved groove in its funnel locking apparatus.[3]

Asperoteuthis mangoldae
Asperoteuthis mangoldae paratype
(100 mm ML)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Chiroteuthidae
Genus: Asperoteuthis
Species:
A. mangoldae
Binomial name
Asperoteuthis mangoldae

A. mangoldae is known from 18 specimens and was formally described in 2007. The holotype was collected in 1972 in an opening-closing trawl at a depth of 820–870 m (2,690–2,850 ft) in Hawaiian waters. The coordinates of the type locality are 21°25′N 158°20.5′W.[3] The species was filmed alive for the first time in July 2019, recorded off Jarvis Island by the EV Nautilus at a depth of 930 m (3,050 ft). It was identified as A. mangoldae by Michael Vecchione,[4] an American zoologist who contributed to the description of the species.

The specific name honors Swiss marine biologist Dr. Katharina Mangold-Wirz (1922–2003), who worked at the Laboratoire Arago, Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Banyuls-sur-Mer, France. Dr Mangold spent a part of her career studying cephalopods in Hawaii.[3]

References
  1. Barratt, I. & Allcock, L. (2014). "Asperoteuthis mangoldae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T176064A1426025. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T176064A1426025.en. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. Julian Finn (2016). "Asperoteuthis mangoldae Young, Vecchione & Roper, 2007". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. R.E. Young; M. Vecchione; C. F. E. Roper (2007). "A new genus and three new species of decapodiform cephalopods (Mollusca: Cephalopoda)" (PDF). Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. 17 (2–3): 353–365. doi:10.1007/s11160-007-9044-z.
  4. "Sinuous Asperoteuthis Mangoldae Squid Filmed Alive for First Time". Nautilus Live. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.


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