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Notonykia Nesis, Roeleveld & Nikitina, 1998

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

Introduction

The most distinctive features of this genus are the intermediate number of occipital folds, the low number of hooks on the manus, and the high number of suckers on the distal portion of the club (30-40).  These suckers cover the terminal pad and the distal portion of the club proper.

Brief diagnosis:

An onychoteuthid...

Characteristics

  1. Tentacles
    1. Marginal suckers absent proximally; may flank hooks V8 and V9 through at least 177 mm ML in N. africanae.
    2. Manus with 16-18 hooks.
    3. Reduced dacylus present.
    4. Terminal pad present.
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      Figure. Oral view of the tip of the tentacular club of N. africanae, 40 mm ML. Note the distinct change in sucker size between the dactylus and the terminal pad. Photograph by R. Young.

  2. Head
    1. 6-7 occipital folds on each side in subadults

      The arrow in the photograph to the left points to the olfactory organ on occipital fold no. 2.

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      Figure. Dorsolateral views of the head of N. africanae. Left - 5 of the 6 occipital folds visible, 69 mm ML, preserved. The arrow points to the olfactory organ on occipital fold no. 2. Photograph by R. Young. Right - 6 of the 7 occipital folds visible (fold no. 1 not visible), holotype. Drawing modified from Nesis, et al. (1998).

  3. Mantle
    1. Skin smooth.
    2. Gladius visible dorsally only between fins.
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      Figure. Dorsal view of mantle and fins of N. africanae, 69 mm ML. Photograph by R. Young.

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  4. Photophores
    1. Absent.

Comments

Except for the photographs, this description is from Nesis et al. (1998) and Bolstad (2007).

Nomenclature

According to Nesis et al. (1998), this genus erected for squid that had previously been identified as a "Notalian form" of Onychoteuthis banksii, a South Atlantic form of Ancistroteuthis lichtensteinii, or as Onykia (?) verrilli (Pfeffer).

References

Nesis, K. N., M. A. C. Roeleveld and I. V. Nikitina. 1998. A new genus and species of onychoteuthid squid from the Southern Ocean. Ruthenica 8:153-168.

Bolstad, K.S. 2007. Systematics and distribution of the New Zealand onychoteuthid fauna (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida), including a new species, Notonykia nesisi sp. nov. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 17:305-335.

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Scientific Name Notonykia africanae
Reference Nesis, K. N., M. A. C. Roeleveld and I. V. Nikitina. 1998. A new genus and species of onychoteuthid squid from the Southern Ocean. Ruthenica 8:153-168.
Sex Female
Size 125 mm ML
Type Holotype
Copyright © Ruthenica
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K.S.R. Bolstad
Auckland University of Technology


University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA


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

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Bolstad, K.S.R., Richard E. Young, and Michael Vecchione. 2016. Notonykia Nesis, Roeleveld & Nikitina, 1998. Version 29 August 2016 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Notonykia/108188/2016.08.29 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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