Scanning electron micrographs of arm suckers of C. spoeli from various localities.
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Figure. A, B - 75 mm ML; central North Atlantic, off Bermuda. A - Arm III, sucker 14. B - Arm IV, sucker 10. C - 80 mm ML, central North Pacific, off Hawaii. Arm IV, sucker 12. D - Arm IV, sucker 12, ca. 80 mm ML, central North Pacific, off Hawaii. E - Arm III, sucker 2, 90 mm ML, central equatorial Pacific. F - Arm III, sucker 2, 110 mm ML, eastern equatorial Pacific. G - Arm III, sucker 16,140 mm ML, subtropical South Atlantic.
Drawings of arm and club sucker inner rings of C. spoeli, 75 mm ML, central North Atlantic, off Bermuda.
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Figure. Oral views of suckers of C. spoeli. A-D - Arms I-IV respectively. E, F - club suckers, note size comparison with arm suckers. E - Outer horny ring removed. F - Outer horny ring in place. Drawings by J. R. Schroeder.
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Chiroteuthis spoeli: Arm suckers
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