Asperoteuthis lui

Asperoteuthis lui
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Teuthida
Suborder: Oegopsina
Family: Chiroteuthidae
Genus: Asperoteuthis
Species: A. lui
Binomial name
Asperoteuthis lui
Salcedo-Vargas, 1999

Asperoteuthis lui is a chiroteuthid squid of the genus Asperoteuthis. This species was discovered from the stomach contents of a ling, a species of fish. The damaged specimen did not include a funnel or a mantle, but had multiple arms, one tentacle, and eyes.[2][3] It was initially identified as a species of giant squid of the genus Architeuthis.[2]

References

  1. Allcock, L. & Barratt, I. (2014). "Asperoteuthis lui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Salcedo-Vargas, M.A. (1999). "An asperoteuthid squid (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Chiroteuthidae) from New Zealand misidentified as Architeuthis". Zoosystematics and Evolution 75 (1): 47–49. doi:10.1002/mmnz.19990750106.
  3. Young, Richard E.; Michael Vecchione (15 November 2007). "Asperoteuthis lui". The Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 26 November 2009.