Lycoteuthis springeri

Lycoteuthis springeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Cephalopoda
Order:Oegopsida
Family:Lycoteuthidae
Genus:Lycoteuthis
Species: L. springeri
Binomial name
Lycoteuthis springeri
Voss, 1956[2]
Synonyms

Oregoniateuthis springeri Voss, 1956

Lycoteuthis springeri is a small species of rarely captured squid from the family Lycoteuthidae. It has three photophores on the posterior portion of the abdomen and the males have a long tail which bears seven deeply embedded long and thin photophores. The males also have photophores on arms II and III, as well as on the head and the mantle. The tentacular clubs and the structure of the suckers on the club and arm are not distinctive. Two of the known specimens were males which had mantle lengths of 80mm and 97mm. The type locality was in the Gulf of Mexico and the holotype was found in the stomach of a shark which was captured at 367m.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Barratt, I. & Allcock, L. (2014). "Lycoteuthis springeri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163070A968562. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163070A968562.en.en. Downloaded on 08 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Julian Finn (2016). "Lycoteuthis springeri Voss, 1956". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Michael Vecchione & Richard E. Young (1999). "Lycoteuthis springeri (Voss 1956). Version 01 January 1999". The Tree of Life Web Project.
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