Giant squid beaks: implications for systematics
The systematic position of the giant squid Architeuthis remains unresolved but comparison of beak morphometrics is an approach that has not been attempted before. Additional data for the relationship between mantle length (ML) and lower beak rostral length (LRL) suggest that Architeuthis sp. in the...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0025315499001769 2024-09-15T18:21:32+00:00 Giant squid beaks: implications for systematics Roeleveld, M.A.C. 2000 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315499001769 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315499001769 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom volume 80, issue 1, page 185-187 ISSN 0025-3154 1469-7769 journal-article 2000 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315499001769 2024-07-24T04:03:54Z The systematic position of the giant squid Architeuthis remains unresolved but comparison of beak morphometrics is an approach that has not been attempted before. Additional data for the relationship between mantle length (ML) and lower beak rostral length (LRL) suggest that Architeuthis sp. in the North Atlantic, South Africa and New Zealand are parts of the same asymptotic relationship. Comparison of beak dimensions of Architeuthis from the North Atlantic, South Africa and New Zealand with those of two distinct species of Todarodes , from the Mediterranean and southern Africa, indicate that there may be only one species of Architeuthis in these three regions. No consistent morphological evidence has yet been found to indicate more than one species of Architeuthis in the Atlantic or in the southern hemisphere. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Cambridge University Press Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 80 1 185 187 |
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The systematic position of the giant squid Architeuthis remains unresolved but comparison of beak morphometrics is an approach that has not been attempted before. Additional data for the relationship between mantle length (ML) and lower beak rostral length (LRL) suggest that Architeuthis sp. in the North Atlantic, South Africa and New Zealand are parts of the same asymptotic relationship. Comparison of beak dimensions of Architeuthis from the North Atlantic, South Africa and New Zealand with those of two distinct species of Todarodes , from the Mediterranean and southern Africa, indicate that there may be only one species of Architeuthis in these three regions. No consistent morphological evidence has yet been found to indicate more than one species of Architeuthis in the Atlantic or in the southern hemisphere. |
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