Magnapinna talismani is a species of bigfin squid known only from a single damaged specimen. It is characterised by small white nodules present on the ventral surface of its fins.
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| Holotype of Magnapinna talismani (61-millimetre or 2.4-inch ML) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Magnapinnidae |
| Genus: | Magnapinna |
| Species: | M. talismani
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| Magnapinna talismani | |
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It is the first described species of Magnapinna, although it was not recognized as a member of the genus until over a century later.
Description edit
The holotype of M. talismani is a specimen of 61-millimetre (2.4 in) mantle length (ML) collected in the northern Atlantic Ocean, south of the Azores, at 34°46′N 36°11′W / 34.767°N 36.183°W. It was caught by an open bottom trawl at a depth of up to 3,175 m (10,420 ft). The capture location of this specimen is very near to that of the as-yet undescribed Magnapinna sp. B.
Taxonomy edit
M. talismani was originally placed in the genus Chiroteuthopsis, which is now considered a junior synonym of Mastigoteuthis. Mastigoteuthis talismani was subsequently placed in the genus Magnapinna by Michael Vecchione and Richard E. Young in 2006.
Gallery edit
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Arm sucker -
Tentacle sucker -
Frontal view of the funnel locking apparatus
References edit
- ^ a b Philippe Bouchet (2018). "Magnapinna talismani Fischer & Joubin, 1907". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
Bibliography edit
- Fischer, H. & Joubin, L. (1906). "Note sur les Céphalopodes capturés au cours des expéditions du Travailleur et du Talisman". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 12: 202-205, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5021383.
- Fischer, H. & Joubin, L. (1907). "Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman". Céphalopodes 8: 313-353.
- Vecchione, M. & Young, R. E. (2006). "The squid family Magnapinnidae (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) in the AtlanticOcean, with a description of a new species", n. sp.. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 119(3): 365-372.
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