Chtenopteryx sicula, also known as the comb-finned squid or toothed-fin squid, is a species of squid native to at least the Mediterranean Sea. It is characterised by several distinct morphological features: ocular photophores are present but visceral photophores are absent, arm suckers are arranged in at least 4 series distally, and club suckers are borne in more than 8 series.
| Comb-finned squid | |
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| Chtenopteryx sicula caught off Naples. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Bathyteuthida |
| Family: | Chtenopterygidae |
| Genus: | Chtenopteryx |
| Species: | C. sicula
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| Binomial name | |
| Chtenopteryx sicula | |
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The type specimen was collected off Messina, Italy; the specific name sicula means "of Sicily". It is deposited at the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle (Musée Barla) in Nice.[3]
Gallery
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Ventral view of the viscera, showing the absence of a visceral photophore and the presence of the accessory nidamental gland. -
Fresh-caught specimens of C. sicula from the North Atlantic -
Chtenopteryx sicula paralarvae. Left: Two very young paralarvae. The circular tentacular clubs bear approximately 20 irregularly arranged suckers. Two chromatophores are present on each side of the mantle. Centre: Ventral, dorsal and side views of a more advanced paralarva. An equatorial circulet of seven large yellow-brown chromatophores is present on the mantle. Posteriorly the expanded vanes of the gladius are visible in the dorsal view. Right: Ventral and dorsal views of a very advanced paralarva.
References
edit- ^ Allcock, L.; Young, R. (2014). "Chtenopteryx sicula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T162910A952453. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T162910A952453.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Julian Finn (2016). "Chtenopteryx sicula (Vérany, 1851)". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda Archived December 10, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
edit- Naef, A. 1921–23. Cephalopoda. Fauna e Flora de Golfo di Napoli. Monograph, no. 35.
External links
edit- "CephBase: Chtenopteryx sicula". Archived from the original on 2005-08-17.
- Tree of Life web project: Chtenopteryx sicula
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