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Figure. Oral views of club suckers of C. mega. A, B - Suckers from the holotype of C. capensis (= C. mega), South Africa, eastern Atlantic, 100 mm ML. A - Club sucker with outer horny ring in place; B - Club sucker with outer horny ring removed. C, D - Club suckers from a squid captured off California, eastern Pacific, ca. 190 mm ML. C - Club sucker with outer horny ring in place. D - Club sucker with outer horny ring removed. Photographs by R. Young.
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Figure. Oral views of club suckers of C. mega. E - Club sucker from the holotype of C. mega, western Atlantic, S.W. Bahamas, 170 mm ML. Club sucker with outer horny ring in place. F - Club sucker from a squid captured in the equatorial Atlantic, 80 mm ML. Outer horny ring removed from distal 2/3. G, H - Club sucker from a squid captured off New Zealand, ca 80 mm ML. G - With outer horny ring. H - With outer horny ring removed. Photographs by R. Young.
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Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C., USA
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Chiroteuthis mega : Club Sucker Comparisons using scanning electron microscopy
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