Argonautidae 船蛸科:Body muscular. Females much larger than males. Arm I of females has a broad membrane which produces a shell for brooding eggs. Mantle of female dome-shaped with smooth surface. Fins absent. Mantle opening wide. Arms II-IV thin without webs. Arm suckers in 2 rows. Right Arm III of male hectocotylized with a wipe-like elongation distally. This portion autotomizes during copulation. |
Senitfic Name |
Chinese Name |
omenclator |
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Argonauta argo |
扁船蛸 |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Argonauta gruneri |
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Dunker, 1852 |
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Argonauta hians |
闊船蛸 |
(Lightfoot, 1786) |
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