Description of the juvenile form of the Antarctic squid Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson
The juvenile form of Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson is fullv described and figured from 4 specimens captured by the U.S. Naval Ship ELTANIN in Antarctic waters. Measurements and indices are given. This constitutes the first full description of the species. The validity of the genus is reaffirmed,...
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| Language: | English |
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Institute of Malacology
1970
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| Online Access: | https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/34024/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/34024/7/687.pdf |
| Summary: | The juvenile form of Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson is fullv described and figured from 4 specimens captured by the U.S. Naval Ship ELTANIN in Antarctic waters. Measurements and indices are given. This constitutes the first full description of the species. The validity of the genus is reaffirmed, but relationships to other genera within the family Cranchiidae are not yet clear. |
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