Promachoteuthis sloani

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Promachoteuthis sloani
Promachoteuthis sloani third specimen.JPG
The third known specimen of P. sloani, collected during the summer 2009 cruise of the NOAA ship Henry B. Bigelow [1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Promachoteuthidae
Genus: Promachoteuthis
Species:
P. sloani
Binomial name
Promachoteuthis sloani

Promachoteuthis sloani is a species of squid from the northern Atlantic Ocean. It was known from only three dead specimens until 2024 when a live specimen was observed and photographed in the Nazca Ridge. [2] Very little is understood of its biology. [1] P. sloani is characterised by several morphological features: nuchal fusion is absent between the head and mantle, the arms generally bear 3–4 series of suckers, and papillae are present on the tentacles. [3]

The holotype is an immature female of 58 mm mantle length (ML) in near-perfect condition. It was caught by R/V G.O. SARS in 2004 at 53°05′N36°46′W / 53.083°N 36.767°W / 53.083; -36.767 . The paratype, an immature female, is larger at 102 mm ML. It was caught by R/V Walther Herwig in 1973 at 46°00′N15°49′W / 46.000°N 15.817°W / 46.000; -15.817 . Both were trawled in nets that fished to depths greater than 2,650 m. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Dawicki, S. 2009. NOAA Researchers, Ships Participate in Census of Marine Life’s Decade of Discovery. Northeast Fisheries Science Center.
  2. Mock-Bunting, Logan (2024-08-28). "New Seamount and Previously Unknown Species Discovered in High Priority Area for International Marine Protection". Schmidt Ocean Institute. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  3. 1 2 Young, R.E., M. Vecchione & U. Piatkowski 2006. Promachoteuthis sloani, a new species of the squid family Promachoteuthidae (Mollusca: Cephalopoda). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington119(2): 287–292.