Magnapinna sp. B
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| Magnapinna sp. B | |
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| Specimen of Magnapinna sp. B (59-millimetre or 2.3-inch mantle length) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Magnapinnidae |
| Genus: | Magnapinna |
| Species: | M. sp. B |
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| Magnapinna sp. B | |
Magnapinna sp. B is an undescribed species of bigfin squid known only from a single immature specimen collected in the northern Atlantic Ocean.
It is characterised by its dark epidermal pigmentation, which is epithelial, as opposed to the chromatophoral pigmentation found in other Magnapinna species.
