The Octopoteuthid Squids
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Welcome!
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So, you've found my blog. Congrats! And...I'm thinking you like squid. I'm right, aren't I? Crazy, eh? I know, I'm a lit...
Morphology
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Octopoteuthids are generally large squid with a conical mantle up to 170 cm in length. Bordering the mantle are two very large rhomboid...
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Meet the Family
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Below we have the species that have been attributed to the family Octpoteuthidae. Much revision has taken place, though much more is needed ...
Distribution
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And where do all these amazing species live? Well, the short answer is that we don't really know for sure. As will be the case for most ...
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
"So honey, what looks good?"
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"So, just what is on the menu for our friendly octopoteuthids," I hear you ask. Well, generally it consists of prey items ranging ...
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
♪Let's talk about sex, baby!♫
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If only Salt-N-Pepa knew... In fact, not many of us do, for most of the reproductive cycle of octopoteuthids, and even the systems involved...
Monday, November 12, 2007
Multimedia
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Here are some really amazing videos of adult Taningia danae at depth in the wild. All videos are from Kubodera et al., 2007 . An adult atta...
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Annotated Bibliography
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Here is just a selection of the papers out there on this fascinating family of squid. _______________________________________________ S...
The Links
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For some more information on octopoteuthids and other cephalopods checkout some of these great links: TolWeb.org - Specifically here CephBa...
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