''Notonykia nesisi'' is a species of

squid True squid are molluscs with an elongated soft body, large eyes, eight arms, and two tentacles in the superorder Decapodiformes, though many other molluscs within the broader Neocoleoidea are also called squid despite not strictly fitting t ...

in the family

Onychoteuthidae The hooked squid, family Onychoteuthidae, currently comprise about 20–25 species (several known from only single life stages and thus unconfirmed), in six or seven genera. They range in mature mantle length from 7 cm to a suggested length ...

. It is differentiated from ''

Notonykia africanae ''Notonykia africanae'' ('African clubhook-squid',) is a species of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae. It is the type species of the genus '' Notonykia''. While the mature size of the species is unknown, it is known to reach a mantle length ...

'' by the shape of the tentacles. While the species is only known from immature specimens, it is known to achieve a

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length of at least 100 mm. The tentacles are about 65-115% of the mantle length, and contain 6-18 hooks.

References

External links

Tree of Life web project: ''Notonykia nesisi''
Squid Molluscs described in 2007 {{squid-stub