''Notonykia africanae'' ('African clubhook-squid',
) is a species of
squid in the family
Onychoteuthidae. It is the
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specime ...
of the genus ''
Notonykia''. While the mature size of the species is unknown, it is known to reach a
mantle length of at least 180 mm.
Tentacle
In zoology, a tentacle is a flexible, mobile, and elongated organ present in some species of animals, most of them invertebrates. In animal anatomy, tentacles usually occur in one or more pairs. Anatomically, the tentacles of animals work ma ...
s reach approximately 70% of the mantle length, and contain 14-20 club hooks.
Arms
Arms or ARMS may refer to:
*Arm or arms, the upper limbs of the body
Arm, Arms, or ARMS may also refer to:
People
* Ida A. T. Arms (1856–1931), American missionary-educator, temperance leader
Coat of arms or weapons
*Armaments or weapons
**Fi ...
are known to reach 27-45% (arm I) and 33-55% (arms II-IV) of the mantle length; each containing 50-60 suckers. The species is located in southern waters off
Australia,
Tasmania
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,
New Zealand
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and
South Africa
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.
References
External links
Tree of Life web project: ''Notonykia africanae''
Squid
Molluscs described in 1998
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