Idiosepius notoides
| Idiosepius notoides | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiolida |
| Family: | Idiosepiidae |
| Genus: | Idiosepius |
| Species: | I. notoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Idiosepius notoides Berry, 1921 | |
Idiosepius notoides, also known as the Southern Pygmy Squid, is a species of bobtail squid native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean, off southern and eastern Australia. It inhabits shallow, inshore waters.[1]
Females grow to 25 mm in mantle length (ML), while males are not known to exceed 15.8 mm ML.[1]
The type specimen was collected off Goolwa, South Australia and is deposited at the South Australian Museum in Adelaide.[2]
References
- 1 2 Reid, A. 2005. Family Idiosepiidae. In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 1. Rome, FAO. pp. 208–210.
- ↑ Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda
Further reading
- Eyster, L.S. & L.M. van Camp 2003. "Extracellular lipid droplets in Idiosepius notoides, the southern pygmy squid." (PDF). (164 KiB) Biological Bulletin (Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA) 205(1): 47-53.
- Tracey, S.R., M.A. Steer & G.T. Pecl 2003. "Life history traits of the temperate mini-maximalist Idiosepius notoides, (Cephalopoda: Sepioidea)." (PDF). (125 KiB) Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 83: 1297-1300.
External links
- "CephBase: Idiosepius notoides". Archived from the original on 2005.
- GenBank Links for Genetic Information on Idiosepius notoides
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