Idioteuthis tyroi is a species of whip-lash squid. It is known from a single paralarva of 15 mm mantle length (ML). The paralarva is unique in having expanded tentacular clubs, although few mastigoteuthids have described paralarvae.
| Idioteuthis tyroi | |
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| Holotype of Idioteuthis tyroi (15 mm ML) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Mastigoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Idioteuthis |
| Species: | I. tyroi
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| Binomial name | |
| Idioteuthis tyroi Salcedo-Vargas, 1997
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| Mantle length | 15 mm |
| Mantle width | 3.5 mm |
| Head length | 3.5 mm |
| Head width | 2.5 mm |
| Fin length | 8 mm |
| Fin width | 12 mm |
| Arm I length | 1.2 mm |
| Arm II length | 1.8 mm |
| Arm III length | 1.2 mm |
| Arm IV length | 2.5 mm |
| Tentacle length | 6 mm |
| Club length | 3.5 mm |
| Eye diameter | 1.3 mm |
| Lens diameter | 0.8 mm |
References edit
- Salcedo-Vargas, M.A. 1997. Cephalopods from the Netherlands Indian Ocean Programme (NIOP) - II. Mastigoteuthid lineage and related forms. Beaufortia 47: 91–108.
External links edit
- "CephBase: Idioteuthis tyroi". Archived from the original on 2005-08-17.
- Tree of Life web project: Idioteuthis tyroi
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