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Cranchiinae Pfeffer 1912

Richard E. Young
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Containing group: Cranchiidae

Introduction

This is a much less diverse subfamily than the Taoniinae.

Brief diagnosis:

A cranchiid ...

Characteristics


  1. Arms
    1. Hectocotylus left or right arm IV.
    2. Arms III longest.

  2. Head
    1. Eyes stalked only in young Leachia, otherwise eyes sessile.
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      Figure. Sessile yes of paralarval Liocranchia reinhardti (left. 7.7 mm ML), and stalked eyes of paralarval Leachia pacifica (right, 7.9 mm ML). Drawings by R. Young.


  3. Funnel
    1. Funnel fused to head laterally.

  4. Mantle
    1. One or two cartilagenous strips, usually with tubercles, extend posteriorly from each point of funnel-mantle fusion.

  5. Photophores
    1. Eyes with four or more small round photophores.
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      Figure. Ventral view of an eye of L. reinhardti showing 11 of its 14 ocular photophores, Hawiian waters. Photograph by R. E. Young.

  6. Viscera
    1. Caecum larger than stomach.

Comparison of Cranchiinae genera

  Cartilagenous tubercules Stalked eyes in paralarvae Funnel valve Suckers in medial two series on club manus
Cranchia cover mantle No Yes Not enlarged
Leachia on single cartilagenous strips Yes No
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Liocranchia on double, diverging cartilagenous strips No Yes Not enlarged

References

Voss, N. A. 1980. A generic revision of the Cranchiidae (Cephalopoda; Oegopsida). Bull. Mar. Sci. 30: 365-412.

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Scientific Name Cranchia scabra
Location Sea of Japan
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
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Size about 10 cm ML
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