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Semirossia Steenstrup, 1887

Michael Vecchione and Richard E. Young
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Containing group: Rossiinae

Introduction

Diagnosis

A rossiin ...

Characteristics

  1. Arms
    1. Arms with biserial suckers.
    2. Greatly enlarged suckers in middle of arms II and III.
    3. Only left arm I hectocotylized.
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      Figure. Oral view of Semirossia tenera, ca. 16 mm ML. Drawing from Verrill, 1880-1881.

  2. Tentacles
    1. Clubs expanded.
    2. Club suckers in 5-8 series.
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      Figure. Oral view of club of Semirossia tenera, club length ca 11 mm. Drawing from Verrill, 1880-1881.

  3. Photophores
    1. Photophores present on ink sac.
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      Figure. Ventral view of anterior mantle cavity of Semirossia tenera. Arrow points to one of the two adjacent photophores. Photophores are directed anteriorly and are not strongly reflective in this side view. Photograph by M. Vecchione.

  4. Viscera
    1. Epirenal bodies apparently absent.
    2. Ink sac functional.
    3. Anal flaps well developed.

References

Verrill, A. E. 1880-1881. The cephalopods of the north-eastern coast of America. Part II. The smaller cephalopods, including the "squids" and the octopi, with other allied forms. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Sciences 5(6):259-446, 33 pls.

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Scientific Name Semirossia tenera
Reference Verrill, A. E. 1880-1881. The cephalopods of the north-eastern coast of America. Part II. The smaller cephalopods, including the "squids" and the octopi, with other allied forms. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Sciences 5(6):259-446, 33 pls.
Sex Female
View Dorsal
Size ca. 16 mm ML
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National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D. C. , USA


University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA

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Vecchione, Michael and Richard E. Young. 2004. Semirossia Steenstrup, 1887. Version 01 September 2004 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Semirossia/20025/2004.09.01 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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