Note

Mastigoteuthis dentata: Scanning electron micrographs of suckers

Richard E. Young
  1. Arms: Arm IV sucker
    Click on an image to view larger version & data in a new window
    Click on an image to view larger version & data in a new window

    Figure. Oral view of arm IV suckers of M. dentata. Left - Sucker 21, 48 mm ML. Right - Sucker taken at 70% of the arm length from the arm base, 135 mm ML. Photograph by R. Young.

  2. Tentacles: Club-base suckers
    Click on an image to view larger version & data in a new window
    Click on an image to view larger version & data in a new window

    Figure. Left - Oral view of club of M. dentata, 135 mm ML, near club base showing low-density arrangement of suckers. Right - High magnification of one sucker from this region of the club.

  3. Tentacles: Mid-club suckers
    Click on an image to view larger version & data in a new window
    Click on an image to view larger version & data in a new window

    Figure. Left - oral view of club in the midregion of the club of M. dentata, 135 mm ML, showing increased sucker density. Right - High magnification of one sucker from this region of the same club showing the larger sucker size and larger size of the inner lateral knobs. Photographs by R. Young.

  4. Tentacles: Distal club suckers
    Click on an image to view larger version & data in a new window
    Click on an image to view larger version & data in a new window

    Figure. Left - oral view of club in the distal region of the club of M. dentata, 135 mm ML, showing increased sucker density. Right - High magnification of one sucker from this region of the same club showing the larger sucker size and larger size of the inner lateral knobs. Also the sucker is slightly more elongate than in the basal-club sucker. Photographs by R. Young.

  5. Tentacles: Mid-club suckers at the side
    Click on an image to view larger version & data in a new window
    Click on an image to view larger version & data in a new window

    Figure. Left - Side view of the mid-club region of M. dentata. The left side of the image approaches the protective membrane. A sucker-size gradation is present across the club from generally small suckers near the club margin to larger suckers toward the midoral region of the club. Right - Oral view of a small, near-marginal sucker which shows similarities in the size of the lateral pegs to the suckers of the proximal section. Photographs by R. Young. Photograph by R. Young.

About This Page


University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA

Correspondence regarding this page should be directed to Richard E. Young at

Page: Tree of Life Mastigoteuthis dentata: Scanning electron micrographs of suckers Authored by Richard E. Young. The TEXT of this page is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 3.0. Note that images and other media featured on this page are each governed by their own license, and they may or may not be available for reuse. Click on an image or a media link to access the media data window, which provides the relevant licensing information. For the general terms and conditions of ToL material reuse and redistribution, please see the Tree of Life Copyright Policies.

close box

This page is a note that is attached to a leaf of the Tree of Life.

ToL notes provide brief accounts of characteristics, short summaries, commentaries, media files, taxonomic information, or identification tools for a given group of organisms.

For a more detailed explanation of the different ToL page types, have a look at the Structure of the Tree of Life page.

close box

Mastigoteuthis dentata

Page Content

articles & notes

collections

people

Explore Other Groups

random page

  go to the Tree of Life home page
top