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Luteuthis shuishi Measurements and Counts

Richard E. Young

Sex	Female
Mantle length	87.5 mm
Mantle width	130
Mantle aperature	30
Fin length	95
Fin width	48
Eye lid opening	8
Arm I, length (right/left)	250*/238
Arm II, length	280/259
Arm III, length	278/244
Arm IV, length	223/242
Web depth, sector A	67.5
Web depth, sector B	53/60
Web depth, sector C	51/68
Web depth, sector D	39/50
Web depth, sector E	30
Arm I, sucker count	47/35
Arm II, sucker count	57/44
Arm III, sucker count	46/43
Arm IV, sucker count	36/40
Max. cirrus length	1.0-1.5
Max. sucker diameter	3.7-4.0
Gill lamellae	-

* Damaged

Comments

These measurements and counts are from O'Shea and Lu, 2002.

References

O'Shea, S. and C. C. Lu. 2002. A New Species of Luteuthis (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Cirroctopoda) from the South China Sea. Zoological Studies, 41: 119-126.