Asperoteuthis lui

Asperoteuthis lui is a chiroteuthid squid of the genus Asperoteuthis. This species was discovered from the stomach contents of a ling, a species of fish. The damaged specimen did not include a funnel or a mantle, but had multiple arms, one tentacle, and eyes.[3][4] It was initially identified as a species of giant squid of the genus Architeuthis.[3]

Asperoteuthis lui
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Chiroteuthidae
Genus: Asperoteuthis
Species:
A. lui
Binomial name
Asperoteuthis lui
Salcedo-Vargas, 1999[2]

References
  1. Allcock, L.; Barratt, I. (2014). "Asperoteuthis lui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T176063A1425933. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T176063A1425933.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. Julian Finn (2016). "Asperoteuthis lui Salcedo-Vargas, 1999". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. Salcedo-Vargas, M.A. (1999). "An asperoteuthid squid (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Chiroteuthidae) from New Zealand misidentified as Architeuthis". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 75 (1): 47–49. doi:10.1002/mmnz.19990750106.
  4. Young, Richard E.; Michael Vecchione (15 November 2007). "Asperoteuthis lui". The Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
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