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First records of Asperoteuthis acanthoderma (Lu, 1977) (Cephalopoda: Oegopsidae: Chiroteuthidae), from the North Atlantic Ocean, Straits of Florida.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
ISSN
0006-324X
Abstract
The first observation in the North Atlantic Ocean of the deep sea squid Asperoteuthis acanthoderma (family Chiroteuthidae) is reported here from off the coast of Key West, Florida in the Straits of Florida. We describe the morphology of the two nearly complete, but damaged, specimens. A third record is based on photographs of a specimen from off Grand Cayman Island; this specimen was not available for examination. The multiple occurrences of this species, heretofore unknown in the North Atlantic Ocean, within a 10-month period are so unusual that we attempt to hypothesize an explanation for these events. All previously known records are recorded from a few specimens scattered from Hawaii to the Philippines. The present specimens were identified by the following characteristics unique to the species: Y-shaped funnel locking apparatus, sucker ring form and dentition, beak morphology, photophore patch configuration on ventral surface of eyeballs, and numerous small cartilaginous tubercles that cover the mantle, head and the aboral surface of the arms.
Language
en_US
Publisher
Biological Society of Washington
Recommended Citation
Judkins, H.L., Ingrao, D., & Roper, C.F.E. (2009). First records of Asperoteuthis acanthoderma (Lu, 1977) (Cephalopoda: Oegopsidae: Chiroteuthidae), from the North Atlantic Ocean, Straits of Florida. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 122(2), 162-170. DOI: 10.2988/08-30.1
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Abstract only. Full-text article is available only through licensed access provided by the publisher. Published in Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 122(2), 162-170. DOI: 10.2988/08-30.1 Members of the USF System may access the full-text of the article through the authenticated link provided.