Magnapinna sp. B
| Magnapinna sp. B | |
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| Specimen of Magnapinna sp. B (95-millimetre or 3.7-inch ML) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Magnapinnidae |
| Genus: | Magnapinna |
| Species: | M. sp. B
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| Binomial name | |
| Magnapinna sp. B | |
Magnapinna sp. B is an undescribed species of bigfin squid known only from a single immature specimen collected in the northern Atlantic Ocean.
Description[edit]
It is characterised by its dark epidermal pigmentation, which is epithelial, as opposed to the chromatophoral pigmentation found in other Magnapinna species.
Discovery[edit]
The only known specimen of Magnapinna sp. B is a juvenile male of 95-millimetre (3.7 in) mantle length (ML) held in the Bergen Museum. It was caught by the R/V G.O. SARS (MAR-ECO cruise super station 46, local station 374) on July 11, 2004, at 42°48′N 29°18′W / 42.8°N 29.3°W.
References[edit]
- Vecchione, M. & Young, R. E. (2006). "The squid family Magnapinnidae (Mollusca; Cephalopoda) in the North Atlantic with a description of Magnapinna atlantica, n. sp.". Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 119(3): 365–372.