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Planctoteuthis lippula: Sucker scanning electron micrographs

Richard E. Young and Michael Vecchione
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Figure. Arm II sucker no. 7 of P. lippula, 56 mm ML, immature female, taken from the North Atlantic at 35.2°N, 49.1°W. Left - Oral view. Right - Oblique view. Debris hides the proximal dentition. Photographs by R. Young.

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Figure. Arm III sucker no. 6 of P. lippula, 56 mm ML, immature female, taken from the North Atlantic at 35.2°N, 49.1°W. Left - Oral view. Right - Oblique view. Photographs by R. Young.

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Figure. Oral view of large arm III sucker of P. lippula, Hawaiian waters. Photograph by R. Young.

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Figure. Oral or oblique oral views of club suckers of P. lippula, Hawaiian waters. Left - Sucker from middle of club. Right - Sucker no. 2 from the proximal end of the club (i.e., the "carpal" region). Photographs by R. Young.

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