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Mastigoteuthis psychrophila: Scanning electron micrographs of suckers

Richard E. Young and Michael Vecchione
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Figure. Oral and oblique views of large club suckers of M. psychrophila, 100 mm ML, immature female, NMNH 817398, xxx. Photograph by R. Young.

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Figure. Large club sucker of M. psychrophila, 105 mm ML, NMNH 817317, 57°56'S, 77°04'W. Left - Oral view. Right - Proximal-oblique view of same sucker showing three, rounded distal knobs (=teeth?) on inner sucker ring.

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Figure. Oral views of two large club suckers of M. psychrophila, 80 mm ML, immature male, 62°50'S, 114°30'W, NMNH 884836. Photograph by R. Young.

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Figure. Sucker 4 of arm III of M. psychrophila, 80 mmML, NMNH 884836. Left - Oral view. Right - Oblique view from a proximal-lateral side. Photographs by R. Young.

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Figure. Sucker 4 of arm IV of M. psychrophila, 80 mm ML, NMNH 884836. Left - Oral view. Right - Oblique view from the proximal-lateral side. Photographs by R. Young.

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