Marine flora and fauna of the eastern United States Mollusca: Cephalopoda

The cephalopods found in neritic waters of the northeasternUnited States include myopsid and oegopsid squids, sepiolidsquids, and octopods. A key with diagnostic illustrations is provided to aid in identification of the eleven species common in the neritic waters between Cape Hatteras and Nova Scotia; included also is information on two oceanic species that occur over the continental shelf in this area and that can be confused with similar-looking neritic species. Other sections comprise a glossary of taxonomic characters used for identification of these species, an annotated systematic checklist, and checklists of the 89 other oceanic species and 18 Carolinian and subtropical neritic species that might occur occasionally off the northeasternUnited States. (PDF file contains 30 pages.)

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vecchione, Michael, Roper, Clyde F. E., Sweeney, Michael J.
Format: monograph biblioteca
Language:English
Published: NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service 1989
Subjects:Ecology, Fisheries, Biology,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/20536
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