Mastigoteuthis psychrophila
Mastigoteuthis psychrophila is a species of whip-lash squid. It was first described by Kir Nazimovich Nesis in 1977, based on four individuals found in Antarctic waters. The largest was 143 mm long. The squid's tentacles are 15 mm in diameter, with 0.15 mm diameter club suckers. Integumental photophores are present upon the head, arms and fins. Although uncertain, it is believed to have more than two series of photophores on the arms, differing from other species in the M. agassizii group. However, this species, like the rest of the family, is badly in need of revision.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Mastigoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Mastigoteuthis |
| Species: | M. psychrophila |
| Binomial name | |
| Mastigoteuthis psychrophila | |
References
- Nesis, K.N. 1977. Mastigoteuthis psychrophila sp. n. (Cephalopoda, Mastigoteuthidae) from the Southern Ocean. Zoologichesky Zhurnal 65(6): 835-842.
- Tree of Life web project: Mastigoteuthis psychrophila
- Specific
- Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Mastigoteuthis psychrophila". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T162980A959967. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T162980A959967.en. Downloaded on 01 March 2018.
- Philippe Bouchet (2018). "Mastigoteuthis psychrophila Nesis, 1977". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
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