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Notonykia nesisi Bolstad 2007

K.S. Bolstad and Richard E. Young
Containing group: Notonykia

Introduction

N. nesisi is the second known species of Notonykia.  It occurs in the southern waters of New Zealand, south of the Subtropical Convergence, and differs from N. africanae primarily in the tentacular club morphology. The largest known specimen is about 100 mm ML and is immature.

Characteristics

  1. Tentacles
    1. Tentacle length 85-115% ML
    2. Carpus with 7-9 suckers
    3. Manus with 6-18 hooks; longest ventral hooks slender, 'J'-shaped in lateral profile
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      Figure.  Oral view of left tentacle club, N. nesisi. Photograph by K. Bolstad.

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      Figure.  Ventral view of left tentacle club, N. nesisi. Photograph by K. Bolstad.

References

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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EOS Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

Richard E. Young
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA

Correspondence regarding this page should be directed to K.S. Bolstad at and Richard E. Young at

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