• Source: Magnapinna sp. B

Magnapinna sp. B is an undescribed species of bigfin squid known only from a single immature specimen collected in the northern Atlantic Ocean.




Description


It is characterised by its dark epidermal pigmentation, which is epithelial, as opposed to the chromatophoral pigmentation found in other Magnapinna species.




Discovery


The only known specimen of Magnapinna sp. B is a juvenile male of 95-millimetre (3.7 in) mantle length (ML) held in the Bergen Museum. It was caught by the R/V G.O. SARS (MAR-ECO cruise super station 46, local station 374) on July 11, 2004, at 42.8°N 29.3°W / 42.8; -29.3.




References


Vecchione, M. & Young, R. E. (2006). "The squid family Magnapinnidae (Mollusca; Cephalopoda) in the North Atlantic with a description of Magnapinna atlantica, n. sp.". Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 119(3): 365–372.




External links


Tree of Life web project: Magnapinna sp. B

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Magnapinna sp. B
• Bigfin squid
• Magnapinna talismani
• Cephalopod limb
• Hadal zone
• Cephalopod size
• Alan Jamieson