ALCES (AUT Squid Squad)さんのイラストまとめ

On the 10th day of #Squidmas2022, my Joubin gave to me: "Melanoteuthis lucens" (=Vampyroteuthis infernalis), collected around 3500m deep in 1905. Joubin (1920) Plate XV, with some remarks below on colouration and the unique posterior photophores.

On the 14th day of Squidmas, my Chun book gave to me... Sparkly little Pterygioteuthis (1-3, 6&7 P. giardi; the rest P. gemmata). These wee 'fire' squids (family Pyroteuthidae) pack a lot of twinkle into a small body (ML rarely >5cm)! Chun (1910) Plate XIV. #squidmas2021

On the 9th day of Squidmas, my Chun book gave to me... Bathyteuthis abyssicola, a wee deep-sea decabrachian (not true squid) that broods its eggs like a sheet of tiny lightbulbs; see @MBARI_News video by @podlett: https://t.co/6eSmokybV2. Chun (1910) Plate XXIV. #squidmas2021

Off to a great start at @niwa_nz today with a pristine giant squid tentacle and beak!