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Figure. Oral view of the tentacular club of T. maculata, 143 mm GL, subadult male. Drawings from Voss, 1985, p. 33-34.
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Figure. Oral view of arms, tentacle and buccal crown with buccal connectives of T. maculata, 143 mm ML, subadult male. Drawings from Voss, 1985, p. 33-34.
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Figure. Oral views of suckers of arms I and III of T. maculata, 143 mm GL, subadult male: A - Basal sucker, arm III (from 2nd arm pair); B - Distal sucker, arm III (from 19th arm pair); C - Largest sucker, arm III (from 11th arm pair); D- Distal sucker, arm I, prior to modified tip (from 25th arm pair). Drawings from Voss, 1985, p. 33-34.
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Figure. Funnel organ of T. maculata, 123 mm GL, late juvenile male. Drawings from Voss, 1985, p. 33-34.
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Figure. Eye photophores of T. maculata, 123 mm GL, late juvenile male. Left - ventral view. Right - View along the optical axis of the eye. Drawings from Voss, 1985, p. 33-34.
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University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA
Katharina M. Mangold (1922-2003)
Laboratoire Arago, Banyuls-Sur-Mer, France
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