A redescription of Planctoteuthis levimana (Lönnberg, 1896) (Mollusca: Cephalopoda), with a brief review of the genus.

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Young, R. E., Vecchione, M., Piatkowski, Uwe and Roper, C. F. E. (2006) A redescription of Planctoteuthis levimana (Lönnberg, 1896) (Mollusca: Cephalopoda), with a brief review of the genus. Proceedings of The Biological Society of Washington, 119 (4). pp. 586-591. DOI 10.2988/0006-324X(2006)119[586:AROPLL]2.0.CO;2.

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Abstract

We re-describe Planctoteuthis levimana (Lönnberg, 1896), a poorly known species of oegopsid squid in the Chiroteuthidae, based on two specimens taken from near the type locality. We also designate a neotype for P. levimana. We demonstrate that P. levimana is a valid taxon through brief comparisons with other members of the genus, and we assess the importance of the funnel locking-apparatus as a species-level character in Planctoteuthis.

Document Type: Article
Research affiliation: OceanRep > GEOMAR > FB3 Marine Ecology > FB3-EV Marine Evolutionary Ecology
Refereed: Yes
Open Access Journal?: No
Publisher: Biological Society of Washington ; BioOne
Projects: MAR-ECO
Date Deposited: 03 Dec 2008 16:51
Last Modified: 23 Jan 2019 13:37
URI: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/2733

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