Descripton of mature males of the histioteuthid cephalopod Histioteuthis atlantica (Hoyle, 1885) (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida) from the South Atlantic Ocean
Mature males of Histioteuthis atlantica are described. They differ from immature animals mainly in the unique photophore pattern of the distal portion of the mantle, i.e. in the preence of densely set, lensless photophores. These photophores resemble those on H. elongata, but they are smaller and mu...
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| Language: | English |
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Republic of South Africa, Department of Environment Affairs, Sea Fisheries Research Institute
1993
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| Online Access: | https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/50668/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/50668/1/2976.pdf |
| Summary: | Mature males of Histioteuthis atlantica are described. They differ from immature animals mainly in the unique photophore pattern of the distal portion of the mantle, i.e. in the preence of densely set, lensless photophores. These photophores resemble those on H. elongata, but they are smaller and much more dense on male H. atlantica. The occurence of the photophore pattern in approximately the same dense concentration on the dorsum as well as the ventrum is unique in the family Histioteuthidae. |
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