Taningia danae

Dana octopus squid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Octopoteuthidae
Genus: Taningia
Species:
T. danae
Binomial name
Taningia danae
Joubin, 1931[2]
Synonyms
  • Cucioteuthis unguiculatus
    Joubin, 1898
  • Cucioteuthis unguiculatus
    Clarke, 1956
  • Cucioteuthis unguiculata
    Rees & Maul, 1956
  • Cucioteuthis unguiculata
    Clarke, 1962
  • Enoploteuthis cookii
    Owen, 1881

Taningia danae, the Dana octopus squid, is a species of squid in the family Octopoteuthidae. It is one of the largest known squid species, reaching a mantle length of 1.7 m (5.6 ft)[3] and total length of 2.3 m (7.5 ft).[4] The largest known specimen, a mature female, weighed 161.4 kg (356 lb).[5][nb a]

Taningia danae is named after Danish fisheries biologist Åge Vedel Tåning (1890–1958), who often traveled on the research vessel Dana.[6]

  1. ^ Barratt, I. & Allcock, L. (2014). "Taningia danae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163267A991803. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163267A991803.en. Downloaded on 10 March 2018.
  2. ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Taningia danae Joubin, 1931". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  3. ^ Nesis, K.N. 1982. Abridged key to the cephalopod mollusks of the world's ocean. Light and Food Industry Publishing House, Moscow. 385+ii pp. (in Russian) [Translated into English by B. S. Levitov, ed. by L. A. Burgess 1987. Cephalopods of the world. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, NJ. 351pp.]
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference KKM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Roper, C.F.E. & P. Jereb 2010. Family Octopoteuthidae. In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper (eds.) Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 2. Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes No. 4, Vol. 2. FAO, Rome. pp. 262–268.
  6. ^ "Taningia danae, a deep-sea bioluminescent squid". The Cephalopod Page. Dr. James B. Wood. Retrieved 10 March 2018.