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Mastigoteuthis magna

species of mollusc

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 25, 2025
Entity authorityQ2263084 ↗
Source-derived summary

Mastigoteuthis magna is a species of whip-lash squid, characterised by a lack of photophores. The skin is heavily pigmented a deep red by a numerous chromatophores.

References

Joubin, L. 1920. Céphalopodes provenant des Campagnes de la Princesse Alice (1898–1910). 3e Serie. Monaco.

External links

"CephBase: Mastigoteuthis magna". Archived from the original on 2005-08-17.

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The public source identifies “Mastigoteuthis magna” as species of mollusc. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Mastigoteuthis, magna and species.

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1920, 1898, 1910, 2005—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Mastigoteuthis, magna and species providing the first useful test.
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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 25, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q2263084. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1920, 1898, 1910 and 2005.

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This entry incorporates text from “Mastigoteuthis magna” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.