''Mastigoteuthis flammea'' (flaming whiplash squid
) is a species of
whip-lash squid
The Mastigoteuthidae, also known as whip-lash squid, are a family of small deep-sea squid. Approximately 20 known species in six genera are represented, with members found in both the mesopelagic and bathypelagic zone of most oceans. Originally d ...
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Image:Mastigoteuthis flammea2.jpg, Ventral views of funnel locking apparatuses (left: 27 mm ML, right: 35 mm ML)
Image:Mastigoteuthis flammea3.jpg, Dorsal view of nuchal cartilage
References
* Chun, C. 1910. Die Cephalopoden. Oegopsida. ''Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899'' 18(1): 1-401.
External links
Tree of Life web project: ''Mastigoteuthis flammea''
Mastigoteuthis
Molluscs described in 1908
Taxa named by Carl Chun
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