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Berryteuthis Naef, 1921

Tsunemi Kubodera, F. G. Hochberg, Richard E. Young, and Michael Vecchione
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The genus consists of two species, one of which (B. magister) is believed to consist of three subspecies.
taxon links [up-->]Berryteuthis anonychus [up-->]Berryteuthis magister [down<--]Gonatidae Interpreting the tree
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Containing group: Gonatidae

Introduction

Berryteuthis contains two species of very different sizes. B. magister which reaches a length of nearly 40 cm ML while most adult B. anonychus are near 10 cm ML.

Brief diagnosis:

A gonatid ...

Characteristics

  1. Arms
    1. Armature of the arms differs greatly between species.

  2. Tentacles
    1. Tentacles present.
    2. Tentacular clubs without hooks.
    3. Suckers of tentacular club in numerous irregular series; suckers about equal in size.
    4. Proximal locking-apparatus of club a series of knobs and suckers along dorsal margin of manus.
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      Figure. Oral view of tentacular club of B. anonychus. Red dots along the dorsal margin of the manus and stalk are knobs of the proximal locking-apparatus. Drawing modified from Pearcy and Voss (1963).

  3. Head
    1. Radula with teeth in 7 series.
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      Figure. View of the radula of B. anonychus. Drawing modified from Pearcy and Voss (1963).

  4. Mantle
    1. Mantle tissue muscular.

  5. Fins
    1. Fins rhomboid in shape; not drawn out into a tail.

  6. Photophores
    1. Photophores absent.

Comments

The following table compares characteristics of subadult species of Berryteuthis.

Species / Character  Maximum size  Arm hooks 
B. anonychus   70 - 150 mm ML
 Females only, few, small, at arm bases 
B. magister   180 - 380 mm ML
 Both sexes, many, large, along arms 

References

Pearcy, W. G. and G. L. Voss. 1963. A new species of gonatid squid from the Northeastern Pacific. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 76: 105-112.

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Scientific Name Berryteuthis anonychus
Location Northeast Pacific at 45.4°N, 126.7°W; 1453 m depth
Comments Image courtesy of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). You must obtain permission from MBARI to use this photo; please contact pressroom@mbari.org for further information
Acknowledgements Susan Von Thun, photo editing, MBARI
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Identified By Stephanie Bush
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National Science Museum, Tokyo, Japan

F. G. Hochberg
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, California, USA


University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA


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

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