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Note on size variation of body and statoliths in the oval squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana hatchlings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 1999

Yuzuru Ikeda ,
Yozo Wada ,
Nobuaki Arai  and
Wataru Sakamoto
Yuzuru Ikeda
Affiliation:
Division of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan Present address: Brain Science Institute, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
Yozo Wada
Affiliation:
Kyoto Institute of Oceanic and Fishery Science, Miyazu, Kyoto 626–0052, Japan
Nobuaki Arai
Affiliation:
Division of Social Informatics, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
Wataru Sakamoto
Affiliation:
Division of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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Abstract

Oval squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana hatchlings originated from maternally identical egg strings were incubated under constant temperature and examined with special reference to statolith formation. Statoliths of a hatchling already had an adult-like shape, and some increments were observed. In spite of the maternally identical origin and constant incubation temperature (25°C), dorsal mantle length and statolith length of the hatchlings varied from 4.70 to 6.26 mm and 320 to 410 μm, respectively (N=14). These variations had a positive correlation with the embryonic duration ranging from 22 to 27 d, which means that the size of body and statolith becomes larger in hatchlings hatching later.

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SHORT COMMUNICATION
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 79 , Issue 4 , August 1999 , pp. 757 - 759
Copyright
© 1999 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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