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Filippovia Bolstad, 2010

Filippovia knipovitchi (Filippova, 1972)

K.S.R. Bolstad, Michael Vecchione, and Richard E. Young
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Containing group: Onychoteuthidae

Introduction

F. knipovitchi reaches a size of at least 450 mm ML (Kubodera et al., 1998) and is found in circumpolar Antarctic waters.

Diagnosis

An onychoteuthid ...

Characteristics

  1. Tentacles
    1. Club with 10-15 (Kubodera et al., 1998) or 13 (Filippova, 1972) pairs of hooks.
    2. Long, slender hooks of ventral series have asymmetrical bases (see drawing below).
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      Figure. Oral view of tentacular club and large club hook of F. knipovitchi. Drawings from Filippova, 1972.

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      Figure. Oral view of tentacular club of F. knipovitchi, 295 mm ML, female. Photograph by R. Young.

      Scanning electron micrographs of the club hooks can be found here.

  2. Head
    1. Beaks: Descriptions can be found here: Lower beak; upper beak.

  3. Mantle
    1. Skin smooth (i.e., no welts or ridges) (photograph of anterolateral mantle skin at right).
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      Figure. Portion of skin on anterodorsal mantle of F. knipovitchi, 295 mm ML, female. Photograph by R. Young.

  4. Fins
    1. Rhomboidal shape, not drawn out into a tail.
    2. Length 50-60% of ML.
    3. Width ~70% of ML.
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      Figure. Ventral view of fin of F. knipovitchi with indication of rostrum length, 295 mm ML, female. Photograph by R. Young.

  5. Gladius
    1. Rostrum short, 1/12th of GL (measured from ventral edge of conus); triangular in cross-section (dorsal surface flat, ventral surface pointed).
    2. Keel thickened posteriorly.
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      Figure. Ventral view of gladius F. knipovitchi with cross-sections. Drawings from Filippova, 1972.

Comments

Except where noted, this description is taken from Filippova (1972). The slender, asymmetrical hooks, smooth skin, homodont radula (see next page) and the rhomboidal fins characterize this species.

Additional features of the description are found here.

Nomenclature

F. knipovitchi was originally attributed to the genus Moroteuthis (= Onykia) due to its lack of photophores and secondary occipital folds, the proportions of the gladius, and the rounded funnel groove. However, it also possesses other character states more closely allied with the genera Onychoteuthis, Ancistroteuthis and Notonykia (smooth mantle epidermis, large fins, asymmetrical ventral tentacular hook bases, unicuspid rachidian tooth).  These morphological characters, combined with two recent molecular studies (Bonnaud et al., 1998; Wakabayashi et al., 2007) placing F. knipovitchi outside the genus Onykia, caused Bolstad (2010) to separate 'M.' knipovitchi from the true Onykia species, and place it into the new genus Filippovia.

Distribution

The type locality is near South Georgia Island. This species is found only in Antarctic waters. A map of its distribution can be found here.

Other Names for Filippovia knipovitchi (Filippova, 1972)

References

Bolstad, K.S.R. 2010. Systematics of the Onychoteuthidae Gray, 1847 (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida). Zootaxa 2696: 186 pp.

Bonnaud, L., P. G. Rodhouse and R. Boucher-Rodoni. 1998. A phylogenetic study of the squid family Onychoteuthidae (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida). Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 265:1761-1770.

Filippova, J. A. 1972. New data on the squids (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida) from the Scotia Sea (Antarctic). Malacologia, 11: 391-406.

Kubodera, T., U. Piatkowski, T. Okutani and M.R. Clarke. 1998. Taxonomy and Zoogeography of the Family Onychoteuthidae (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, No. 586: 277-291.

Wakabayashi, T., Kubodera, T., Sakai, M., Ichii, T. & Chow, S. 2007. Molecular evidence for synonymy in the genera Moroteuthis and Onykia and identification of their paralarvae from northern Hawaiian waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 87: 959–965.

Title Illustrations
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Scientific Name Filippovia knipovitchi
Location Near Elephant Island, Antarctic waters
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Copyright © Uwe Piatkowski
Scientific Name Onykia knipovitchi
Reference Kubodera, T., U. Piatkowski, T. Okutani and M.R. Clarke. 1998. Taxonomy and Zoogeography of the Family Onychoteuthidae (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, No. 586: 277-291.
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Scientific Name Onykia knipovitchi
Reference Filippova, J. A. 1972. New data on the squids (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida) from the Scotia Sea (Antarctic). Malacologia, 11: 391-406.
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Copyright © J. Filippova
About This Page

K.S.R. Bolstad
Auckland University of Technology


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


University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA

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