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'''Kondakovia longimana''' is a large species of hooked squid. It attains a mantle length of at least 85 cm and probably over 1.15 m.[1] The largest complete specimen of this species, measuring 2.3 m in total length, was found in Antarctica in 2000.[2]
| Contents |
| Description |
| Distribution |
| See also |
| References |
| Further reading |
| External links |
Description
''K. longimana'' is characterised by the presence in subadults of marginal suckers throughout the tentacular club. The gladius of this species is not visible beneath the skin in the dorsal midline. ''K. longimana'' possesses three occipital folds.[3]
Distribution
''K. longimana'' occurs in epipelagic and mesopelagic waters of the Southern Ocean. Its range may be circumpolar and stretch as far north as South Georgia and the Tasman Sea.[4]
The type material of this species, consisting of three specimens caught at the surface and a depth of 50 m, was collected just north of the South Orkney Islands[5] and is deposited at the Zoological Museum of Moscow State University.[6]
See also
★ Cephalopod size
References
1. O'Shea, S. 2005. ''Kondakovia longimana''. In: Giant Squid and Colossal Squid Fact Sheet. The Octopus News Magazine Online.
2. Carrington, D. 2000. Big squid breaks record. ''BBC News'', July 3, 2000.
3. Vecchione, M., R.E. Young & K. Tsuchiya 2003. ''Kondakovia longimana'' Filippova, 1972. Tree of Life web project.
4. Kubodera, T., U. Piatkowski, T. Okutani & M.R. Clarke 1998. Taxonomy and Zoogeography of the Family Onychoteuthidae (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida). ''Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology'' No. 586: 277–291.
5. Filippova, Y.A. 1972. New Data on the Squids (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida) from the Scotia Sea. ''Malacologia'' '11'(2): 391–406.
6. Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda
Further reading
★ Jarre, A., M.R. Clarke & D. Pauly 1991. Re-examination of growth estimates in oceanic squids: the case of ''Kondakovia longimana'' (Onychoteuthidae). ''ICES Journal of Marine Science'' '48': 195–200.
★ Lu, C.C. & R. Williams. 1994. ''Kondakovia longimana'' Filippova, 1972 (Cephalopoda: Onychoteuthidae) from the Indian Ocean sector of the Southern Ocean. ''Antarctic Science'' '6'(2): 231–234.
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