Deep-sea glass squid
SKU 29428 Categories Bioluminescence in the Abyss, Deep-sea Animals, Deep-sea Invertebrates, Octopus and Squid Tags blue, Comb jelly, Ctenophora, Cydippida, New Zealand, plankton, Pleurobranchiidae, Pleurochachia pileus, predator, sea gooseberry, tentacles, Tentaculata, transparent
Image ID: | 29428 |
Common Name: | Deep-sea glass squid |
Scientific Name: | Teuthowenia pellucida |
Description: | A martian? No, it’s the glass squid, Teuthowenia pellucida, an ecologically important Southern Hemisphere deep-sea squid. This species has light organs on its eyes and possesses the ability to roll into a ball, like an aquatic hedgehog. It is prey of many deep-sea fish (eg goblin sharks) as well as whales and oceanic seabirds. |
Location: | Deep sea off New Zealand |
Keywords: | Deep-sea glass squid, Teuthowenia pellucida, light organs, transparent, defense, blue, alien, eyes, tentacles, Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Coleoidea, Decapodiformes, Oegopsida, Cranchiidae |
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