A large Cirroteuthis magna (Cephalopoda : Cirroctopoda) caught on the CapeVerde Terrace (North Atlantic)

Authors
Collins, MA O'Dea, M Henriques, C
Citation
Ma. Collins et al., A large Cirroteuthis magna (Cephalopoda : Cirroctopoda) caught on the CapeVerde Terrace (North Atlantic), J MARINE BI, 81(2), 2001, pp. 357-358
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
ISSN journal
00253154 → ACNP
Volume
81
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
357 - 358
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-3154(200104)81:2<357:ALCM(:>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
A large, mature, female cirrate octopod. Cirroteuthis magna. was caught in a research trawl at 3200-m depth on the Cape Verde Terrace off the west Afr ican coast in November 1999. It is only the fourth recorded Specimen of thi s species and the largest specimen (1,700 mmTL; 330 mm NIL) of cirrate octo pod ever caught. Detailed measurements were taken of the fresh and preserve d specimen and indicated considerable shrinkage (17 - 32%) during formalin preservation. Careful dissection revealed large mature eggs (12.5-14mm long ,) in the proximal oviduct, and a wide range of egg sizes and development s tages in the ovary. The taxonomy and ecology of the species is briefly disc ussed.