Antarctic neosquid
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The Antarctic neosquid (Alluroteuthis antarcticus) is the only neosquid in the genus Alluroteuthis.[2] The tentacles are relatively short compared to the arms.
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Antarctic neosquid | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Neoteuthidae |
Genus: | Alluroteuthis Odhner, 1923 |
Species: | A. antarcticus |
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Alluroteuthis antarcticus | |
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Nils Hjalmar Odhner, discoverer of the species, suggested that Parateuthis tunicata, discovered by Johannes Thiele in 1920, might be a young Antarctic neosquid. The validity of this suggestion is still in question. The name is derived from its habitat in the Antarctic Ocean.