Octopoteuthis danae

Octopoteuthis danae is a little known species of small squid in the genus Octopoteuthis of the family Octopoteuthidae. They belong to the pelagic squid order Oegopsida. It is found in the Atlantic Ocean.[1] It is distinguished from the other known similar Atlantic species, Octopoteuthis megaptera, by having a shorter tail which has two photophores.[3] Its specific name honours James Dwight Dana (1813–1895) the American mineralogist and geologist who was a member of the U.S. Exploring Expedition in the Pacific of 1838–42 under Charles Wilkes. This expedition discovered that Antarctica was a continent and named it.[4]

Octopoteuthis danae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Octopoteuthidae
Genus: Octopoteuthis
Species:
O. danae
Binomial name
Octopoteuthis danae
Joubin, 1931[2]
Synonyms

Octopodoteuthis danae Joubin, 1931

References
  1. Barratt, I. & Allcock, L. (2014). "Octopoteuthis danae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T162919A953330. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T162919A953330.en. Downloaded on 10 March 2018.
  2. Julian Finn (2016). "Octopoteuthis danae Joubin, 1931". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  3. Young, Richard E. & Michael Vecchione (2016). "Octopoteuthis Ruppell 1844. Version 16 November 2016". The Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  4. Hans G. Hansson. "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. D." Hans G. Hansson. Retrieved 10 March 2018.


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