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Figure. Paralarvae of C. spoeli, Hawaiian waters. A - Dorsal and ventral views, 9.6 mm ML. B - Side view of head, 2.4 mm ML; shows the dorsal position of the esophagus within the brachial pillar and large number of chambers in the brachial pillar. C - Dorsal and ventral views, 5.3 mm ML. Scale bar is 1 mm. Drawings from Young (1991).
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Figure. This is a photograph of a large (90 mm ML) Chiroteuthis spoeli doratopsid paralarva captured in the central North Pacific (27°N, 165°W) on a squid jig in surface waters at night. During capture and handling one tentacle and one of the ventral arms were broken off, the head separated from the mantle and the tail was lost. Note the extreme slenderness of the paralarva, the very long ventral arm and long tentacle (wrapped around the head), the small reddish-brown digestive gland near the anterior end of the mantle, and the dorsal position of the oesophagus. Photograph by R. Young.
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Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C., USA
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