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Magnoteuthis magna: Scanning electron microscopy of suckers

Richard E. Young and Michael Vecchione

We examined arm and club (when present) suckers from squid taken at various localities in the Atlantic Ocean but didn't detect regional differences in dentition.

  1. Western North Atlantic: 40°N
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    Figure. Oral view of arms suckers of Mg. magna, 135 mm ML, 39°55'N, 67°25'W. Left - Sucker 6, arm III. Right - Sucker 13, arm IV. Photographs by R. Young.

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    Figure. Tentacular club suckers from the same specimen of Mg. magna. Photograph by R. Young.

  2. Eastern North Atlantic: 33°N
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    Figure. Oral views of arm suckers of Mg. magna, 120 mm ML (estimated), WH-512, 32°46'N, 16°24'W. Left - Sucker 12, arm III. Right - Sucker 23, arm IV. Photographs by R. Young.

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    Figure. Tentacular club suckers from the same specimen of Mg. magna. Photograph by R. Young.

  3. Western North Atlantic: 35°N
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    Figure. Views of arm suckers of Mg. magna, 111 mm ML, immature female, 35°14'N, 74°58'W. Left - Oral-oblique view of sucker 13, arm III. Right - Oral view of sucker 30 from arm IV. Photographs by R. Young.

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    Figure. Tentacular club suckers from the same specimen of Mg. magna. Photograph by R. Young.

  4. South Atlantic: 11°S
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    Figure. Oral views of arm suckers of Mg. magna, 84 mm ML, immature female, 10° 57'S, 11° 20'W. Left - Sucker 30 from arm II. Right - Sucker 29, arm IV. Photographs by R. Young.

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    Figure. Tentacular club suckers from the same specimen of Mg. magna. Photograph by R. Young.

  5. South Atlantic: 24°S
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    Figure. Oral views of arm suckers of Mg. magna, 135 mm ML, mature male, 24° 16'S, 00°21'E. Left - Sucker 23, arm III. Right - Sucker 13, arm IV. Photographs by R. Young.

  6. South Atlantic: 40°S
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    Figure. Oral views of arm suckers of Mg. magna, 85 mm ML, immature male, 39° 55' S, 26°07'W. Left - Sucker 25 (?), Arm III. Right - Sucker 21, arm II. Photographs by R. Young.

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University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA


National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D. C. , USA

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