Octopoteuthis danae

Octopoteuthis danae
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Oegopsida
Family:	Octopoteuthidae
Genus:	Octopoteuthis
Species:	O. danae
Binomial name
Octopoteuthis danae Joubin, 1931 [2]
Synonyms
Octopodoteuthis danaeJoubin, 1931

Octopoteuthis danae is a little known species of small squid in the genus Octopoteuthis of the family Octopoteuthidae. They belong to the pelagic squid order Oegopsida. It is found in the Atlantic Ocean. ^[1] It is distinguished from the other known similar Atlantic species, Octopoteuthis megaptera , by having a shorter tail which has two photophores. ^[3] Its specific name honours James Dwight Dana (1813–1895) the American mineralogist and geologist who was a member of the U.S. Exploring Expedition in the Pacific of 1838–42 under Charles Wilkes. This expedition discovered that Antarctica was a continent and named it. ^[4]

References

1. Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Octopoteuthis danae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T162919A953330. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T162919A953330.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Julian Finn (2016). "Octopoteuthis danae Joubin, 1931". World Register of Marine Species . Flanders Marine Institute . Retrieved 10 March 2018.
3. Young, Richard E. & Michael Vecchione (2016). "Octopoteuthis Ruppell 1844. Version 16 November 2016". The Tree of Life Web Project . Retrieved 10 March 2018.
4. Hans G. Hansson. "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. D." Hans G. Hansson. Retrieved 10 March 2018.