Idioteuthis tyroi is a species of whip-lash squid. It is known from a single paralarva of 15 mm mantle length (ML). The paralarva is unique in having expanded tentacular clubs, although few mastigoteuthids have described paralarvae.
+ Measurements of holotype(Salcedo-Vargas, 1997) Mantle length 15 mm Mantle width 3.5 mm Head length 3.5 mm Head width 2.5 mm Fin length 8 mm Fin width 12 mm Arm I length 1.2 mm Arm II length 1.8 mm Arm III length 1.2 mm Arm IV length 2.5 mm Tentacle length 6 mm Club length 3.5 mm Eye diameter 1.3 mm Lens diameter 0.8 mm
References Salcedo-Vargas, M.A. 1997. Cephalopods from the Netherlands Indian Ocean Programme (NIOP) - II. Mastigoteuthid lineage and related forms. Beaufortia 47: 91–108.
External links
Tree of Life web project: Idioteuthis tyroi