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Histioteuthis sp., squid

Histioteuthis sp., squid
Histioteuthis sp., squid
Histioteuthis sp., squid
Histioteuthis sp., squid
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Madin, Laurence
Histioteuthis sp., squid
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04/16/2006
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Image of The Day caption:
Researchers found this six-inch squid, called Histioteuthis sp., at about 1,000 meters (3,000 feet), where almost no sunlight penetrates. Adapted to midwater life, it has spots that let it change color (chromatophores), light-producing organs, and two different-sized eyes. WHOI scientists took part in a voyage in April 2006 to sample animal plankton such as this and sequence their genes at sea to "barcode" them for future identification.
Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 45, No. 2, Pg. 8-9:
Among the small animals found on a tropical Atlantic cruise in April were (left to right) a transparent comb jelly, a reddish deep-sea squid, a jellyfish, and speckled globular colonies of single cells.
Photo by Larry Madin
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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