Redescription of the deep-sea octopod Benthoctopus normani (Massy 1907) and a description of a new species from the Northeast Atlantic
Allcock, A.L., Strugnell, J.M., Ruggiero, H., and Collins, M.A. (2006) Redescription of the deep-sea octopod Benthoctopus normani (Massy 1907) and a description of a new species from the Northeast Atlantic. Marine Biology Research, 2 (6). pp. 372-387.
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Abstract
A long-synonymized species Benthoctopus normani (Massy 1907) (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) is redescribed from material collected over 30 years by the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton and the National Museums of Scotland. It can be distinguished from other octopodid specimens found in deep waters of the Northeast Atlantic by its biserial suckers, lack of ink sac, and simple ligula, which lacks transverse ridges. Examination of the collections led to the identification of a new species of Benthoctopus from the Northeast Atlantic, which is described herein.
| Item ID: | 46354 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1745-1019 |
| Keywords: | Benthoctopus johnsoniana, Benthoctopus normani, Cephalopoda, deep sea, Northeast Atlantic |
| Funders: | National Environmental Research Council (NERC) |
| Projects and Grants: | NERC AFI NE/ C506321/1 |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Nov 2016 07:45 |
| FoR Codes: | 06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0604 Genetics > 060411 Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics @ 50% 06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0608 Zoology > 060808 Invertebrate Biology @ 50% |
| SEO Codes: | 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9608 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity > 960808 Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity @ 100% |
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