Psychroteuthis glacialis, the glacial squid, is the only known species in the monotypic genus Psychroteuthis, in the family Psychroteuthidae. While only one species has been confirmed, two undescribed species also probably exist.[citation needed] The species occurs in coastal waters near Antarctica and South America. It grows to a mantle length of 44 cm (1.44 ft).[3]
| Glacial squid | |
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| Psychroteuthis glacialis paralarva (<2 cm ML) from the Ross Sea of Antarctica | |
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| Another view of the same specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Psychroteuthidae Thiele, 1920 |
| Genus: | Psychroteuthis Thiele, 1920 |
| Species: | P. glacialis
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| Binomial name | |
| Psychroteuthis glacialis | |
Ecology
editP. glacialis is known to feed on many crustaceans, fish, lanternfish, Antarctic krill, and Antarctic silverfish, and has been known to practice cannibalism.[4] Animals known to routinely feed on glacial squid include the Antarctic petrel, light-mantled albatross, Ross seal, southern elephant seal, Weddell seal, Patagonian toothfish, wandering albatross, grey-headed albatross, the Adélie penguin, and the emperor penguin.[5]
Distribution
editThe squid inhabits the pelagic zone in subtropical regions. It is found in depths of 300–1,000 m (980–3,280 ft).[6]
References
edit- ^ Barratt, I. & Allcock, L. (2014). "Psychroteuthis glacialis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163026A964719. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163026A964719.en. Downloaded on 17 March 2018.
- ^ Julian Finn (2016). Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Psychroteuthis glacialis Thiele, 1920". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ Roper C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney & C.E. Nauen 1984. Cephalopods of the world. Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy.
- ^ CephBase: Prey/Diet of Psychroteuthis glacialis Archived 2004-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ CephBase: Predators of Psychroteuthis glacialis Archived 2004-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Psychroteuthis glacialis, Glacial squid". sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
External links
edit- "CephBase: Psychroteuthis glacialis". Archived from the original on 2005-08-17.
- Tree of Life web project: Psychroteuthis glacialis
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