Abralia siedleckyi
Kotaro TsuchiyaIntroduction
A. siedleckyi is probably a southern temperate species. It resembles the tropical Pacific A. trigonura, but is separable by the large numbers of densely packed photophores on the ventral funnel.Characteristics
- Tentacle clubs
- Two or three hooks on ventral side.
- Two rows of large suckers on dorsal side of manus.
- Hectocotylus
- Left ventral arm of male hectocotylized.
- Hectocotylus with two different sized off-set flaps.
- Eye Photophores
- Five complex organs: two terminal, opaque organs and three intermediate silvery organs.
- Posterior opaque organ much larger than others.
- Integumental Photophores
- Ventral mantle and head with scattered arrangement of integumental organs.
- Mantle apex ("tail")
- Broad and extends well beyond conus of gladius.
Distribution
Geographical distribution
Information on distribution is scarse. The type locality is off southwest Cape, South Africa. A very similar specimen was collected from the southeast coast of Australia.About This Page
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