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Mastigoteuthis magna

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Mastigoteuthis magna
Holotype of Mastigoteuthis magna
(160 mm ML)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Mastigoteuthidae
Genus: Mastigoteuthis
Species:
M. magna
Binomial name
Mastigoteuthis magna
Joubin, 1913
Synonyms
  • Idioteuthis magna
    Joubin, 1913

Mastigoteuthis magna is a species of whip-lash squid, characterised by a lack of photophores. The skin is heavily pigmented a deep red by a numerous chromatophores.

References

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  • Joubin, L. 1920. Céphalopodes provenant des Campagnes de la Princesse Alice (1898–1910). 3e Serie. Monaco.
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  • "CephBase: Mastigoteuthis magna". Archived from the original on 2005-08-17.
  • Tree of Life web project: Mastigoteuthis magna