Octopoteuthis danae
Octopoteuthis danae is a little known species of small squid in the genus Octopoteuthis of the family Octopoteuthidae. They belong to the pelagic squid order Oegopsida. It is found in the Atlantic Ocean.[1] It is distinguished from the other known similar Atlantic species, Octopoteuthis megaptera, by having a shorter tail which has two photophores.[3] Its specific name honours James Dwight Dana (1813–1895) the American mineralogist and geologist who was a member of the U.S. Exploring Expedition in the Pacific of 1838–42 under Charles Wilkes. This expedition discovered that Antarctica was a continent and named it.[4]
| Octopoteuthis danae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Octopoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Octopoteuthis |
| Species: | O. danae |
| Binomial name | |
| Octopoteuthis danae | |
| Synonyms | |
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Octopodoteuthis danae Joubin, 1931 | |
References
- Barratt, I. & Allcock, L. (2014). "Octopoteuthis danae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T162919A953330. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T162919A953330.en. Downloaded on 10 March 2018.
- Julian Finn (2016). "Octopoteuthis danae Joubin, 1931". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- Young, Richard E. & Michael Vecchione (2016). "Octopoteuthis Ruppell 1844. Version 16 November 2016". The Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- Hans G. Hansson. "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. D." Hans G. Hansson. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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