- Arms: Arm IV sucker
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Figure. Oral view of arm IV suckers of M. dentata. Left - Sucker 21, 48 mm ML. Right - Sucker taken at 70% of the arm length from the arm base, 135 mm ML. Photograph by R. Young.
- Tentacles: Club-base suckers Click on an image to view larger version & data in a new window
Figure. Left - Oral view of club of M. dentata, 135 mm ML, near club base showing low-density arrangement of suckers. Right - High magnification of one sucker from this region of the club.
- Tentacles: Mid-club suckers
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Figure. Left - oral view of club in the midregion of the club of M. dentata, 135 mm ML, showing increased sucker density. Right - High magnification of one sucker from this region of the same club showing the larger sucker size and larger size of the inner lateral knobs. Photographs by R. Young.
- Tentacles: Distal club suckers
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Figure. Left - oral view of club in the distal region of the club of M. dentata, 135 mm ML, showing increased sucker density. Right - High magnification of one sucker from this region of the same club showing the larger sucker size and larger size of the inner lateral knobs. Also the sucker is slightly more elongate than in the basal-club sucker. Photographs by R. Young.
- Tentacles: Mid-club suckers at the side
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Figure. Left - Side view of the mid-club region of M. dentata. The left side of the image approaches the protective membrane. A sucker-size gradation is present across the club from generally small suckers near the club margin to larger suckers toward the midoral region of the club. Right - Oral view of a small, near-marginal sucker which shows similarities in the size of the lateral pegs to the suckers of the proximal section. Photographs by R. Young. Photograph by R. Young.
Mastigoteuthis dentata: Scanning electron micrographs of suckers
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