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Abralia astrosticta

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Abralia astrosticta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Enoploteuthidae
Genus: Abralia
Subgenus: Astrabralia
Species:
A. astrosticta
Binomial name
Abralia astrosticta
Berry, 1909[2]

Abralia astrosticta is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod present in the waters of Australia, French Polynesia, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines and Hawaiʻi. They have large ventral photophores. Females carry oocytes 1.0 mm in length in their ovaries.

References

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  1. ^ Barratt, I. & Allcock, L. (2014). "Abralia astrosticta". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T163302A995216. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163302A995216.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Abralia (Astrabralia) astrosticta Berry, 1909". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 3 March 2018.