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Species Gallery (Cephalopoda)

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Line drawing of Alloteuthis media.

Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Alloteuthis subulata.

Copyright: Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA)

Alloteuthis subulata egg mass.

Copyright: Paul Newland

Alloteuthis subulata eggs in a laboratory tank.

Copyright: John Rundle

Adult Alloteuthis subulata in a laboratory tank.

Copyright: John Rundle

Front view of Alloteuthis subulata.

Copyright: Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA)

Juvenile Alloteuthis subulata in a laboratory tank.

Copyright: John Rundle

Line drawing of Alloteuthis subulata.

Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Side view of Alloteuthis subulata.

Copyright: Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA)

Line drawing of Bathypolypus arcticus.

Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Eledone cirrhosa

Copyright: Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)

Eledone cirrhosa against the glass of a laboratory tank.

Copyright: John Rundle

Eledone cirrhosa juvenile.

Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz

Eledone cirrhosa scrambling up a rock in a laboratory.

Copyright: John Rundle

Eledone cirrhosa, curled octopus.

Copyright: Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)

Line drawing of Eledone cirrhosa.

Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Mottled Eledone cirrhosa near the seabed.

Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock

Newly born Eledone cirrhosa.

Copyright: John Rundle

Line drawing of Illex coindetii.

Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Loligo forbesi.

Copyright: Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA)

Line drawing of Loligo forbesi.

Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Line drawing of Loligo vulgaris.

Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Eggs of Loligo vulgaris in a laboratory.

Copyright: John Rundle

Eggs of the common squid washed up on the shore.

Copyright: Judith Oakley

Octopus vulgaris.

Copyright: Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA)

Close up of the head of Rossia macrosoma.

Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz

Rossia macrosoma on a black background.

Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz

Close up of the head and tentacles of Rossia macrosoma.

Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz

Line drawing of Rossia macrosoma.

Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Line drawing of Sepia elegans.

Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Front view of Sepia elegans

Copyright: Becky Seeley

Side view of Sepia elegans

Copyright: Becky Seeley

Two individuals hovering over the sea bed.

Copyright: Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA)

Sepia officinalis bone.

Copyright: Judith Oakley

Sepia officinalis juveniles bred in a laboratory.

Copyright: John Rundle

Sepia officinalis lying on a cobble seabed.

Copyright: Fiona Crouch

Sepia officinalis squirting ink.

Copyright: John Rundle

Sepia officinalis with its eggs.

Copyright: John Rundle

Dark eggs of Sepia officinalis.

Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock

Detached eggs of Sepia officinalis at different growth stages.

Copyright: John Rundle

Eggs of common cuttlefish on Sargassum muticum.

Copyright: Judith Oakley

Female Sepia officinalis in a laboratory.

Copyright: John Rundle

Head of Sepia officinalis with its eggs.

Copyright: John Rundle

Individual burying in gravel.

Copyright: Paul Naylor

Pair of Sepia officinalis hovering over the seabed.

Copyright: Fiona Crouch

Side view of entire individual.

Copyright: Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA)

Two individuals.

Copyright: Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA)

Line drawing of Sepietta oweniana.

Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Sepiola atlantica

Copyright: Gordon Lang

Sepiola atlantica on a green background.

Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz

a number of recently hatched Sepolia atlantica.

Copyright: Cathal McNaughton

Head region of Sepiola atlantica.

Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz

Highly pigmented Sepiola atlantica.

Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz

Individual Sepiola atlantica on gravel.

Copyright: Paul Naylor

Line drawing of Sepiola atlantica.

Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Line drawing of Sepiola rondeletii.

Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Line drawing of Todaropsis eblanae.

Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

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Line drawing of Alloteuthis media.

Modal: Line drawing of <i>Alloteuthis media</i>.

Photographer: -, Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Alloteuthis subulata.

Modal: <i>Alloteuthis subulata</i>.

Photographer: Toby F.T. Collins, Copyright: Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA)

Alloteuthis subulata egg mass.

Modal: <i>Alloteuthis subulata</i> egg mass.

Photographer: Paul Newland, Copyright: Paul Newland

Alloteuthis subulata eggs in a laboratory tank.

Modal: <i>Alloteuthis subulata</i> eggs in a laboratory tank.

Photographer: John Rundle, Copyright: John Rundle

Adult Alloteuthis subulata in a laboratory tank.

Modal: Adult <i>Alloteuthis subulata</i> in a laboratory tank.

Photographer: John Rundle, Copyright: John Rundle

Front view of Alloteuthis subulata.

Modal: Front view of <i>Alloteuthis subulata</i>.

Photographer: Toby F.T. Collins, Copyright: Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA)

Juvenile Alloteuthis subulata in a laboratory tank.

Modal: Juvenile <i>Alloteuthis subulata</i> in a laboratory tank.

Photographer: John Rundle, Copyright: John Rundle

Line drawing of Alloteuthis subulata.

Modal: Line drawing of <i>Alloteuthis subulata</i>.

Photographer: -, Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Side view of Alloteuthis subulata.

Modal: Side view of <i>Alloteuthis subulata</i>.

Photographer: Toby F.T. Collins, Copyright: Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA)

Line drawing of Bathypolypus arcticus.

Modal: Line drawing of <i>Bathypolypus arcticus</i>.

Photographer: -, Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Eledone cirrhosa

Modal: <i>Eledone cirrhosa</i>

Photographer: Bernard Picton, Copyright: Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)

Eledone cirrhosa against the glass of a laboratory tank.

Modal: <i>Eledone cirrhosa</i> against the glass of a laboratory tank.

Photographer: John Rundle, Copyright: John Rundle

Eledone cirrhosa juvenile.

Modal: <i>Eledone cirrhosa</i> juvenile.

Photographer: Hilmar Hinz, Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz

Eledone cirrhosa scrambling up a rock in a laboratory.

Modal: <i>Eledone cirrhosa</i> scrambling up a rock in a laboratory.

Photographer: John Rundle, Copyright: John Rundle

Eledone cirrhosa, curled octopus.

Modal: <i>Eledone cirrhosa</i>, curled octopus.

Photographer: Dr Keith Hiscock, Copyright: Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)

Line drawing of Eledone cirrhosa.

Modal: Line drawing of <i>Eledone cirrhosa</i>.

Photographer: -, Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Mottled Eledone cirrhosa near the seabed.

Modal: Mottled <i>Eledone cirrhosa</i> near the seabed.

Photographer: Dr Keith Hiscock, Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock

Newly born Eledone cirrhosa.

Modal: Newly born <i>Eledone cirrhosa</i>.

Photographer: John Rundle, Copyright: John Rundle

Line drawing of Illex coindetii.

Modal: Line drawing of <i>Illex coindetii</i>.

Photographer: -, Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Loligo forbesi.

Modal: <i>Loligo forbesi</i>.

Photographer: David Nicholson, Copyright: Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA)

Line drawing of Loligo forbesi.

Modal: Line drawing of <i>Loligo forbesi</i>.

Photographer: -, Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Line drawing of Loligo vulgaris.

Modal: Line drawing of <i>Loligo vulgaris</i>.

Photographer: -, Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Eggs of Loligo vulgaris in a laboratory.

Modal: Eggs of <i>Loligo vulgaris</i> in a laboratory.

Photographer: John Rundle, Copyright: John Rundle

Eggs of the common squid washed up on the shore.

Modal: Eggs of the common squid washed up on the shore.

Photographer: Judith Oakley, Copyright: Judith Oakley

Octopus vulgaris.

Modal: <i>Octopus vulgaris</i>.

Photographer: David Nicholson, Copyright: Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA)

Close up of the head of Rossia macrosoma.

Modal: Close up of the head of <i>Rossia macrosoma</i>.

Photographer: Hilmar Hinz, Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz

Rossia macrosoma on a black background.

Modal: <i>Rossia macrosoma</i> on a black background.

Photographer: Hilmar Hinz, Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz

Close up of the head and tentacles of Rossia macrosoma.

Modal: Close up of the head and tentacles of <i>Rossia macrosoma</i>.

Photographer: Hilmar Hinz, Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz

Line drawing of Rossia macrosoma.

Modal: Line drawing of <i>Rossia macrosoma</i>.

Photographer: -, Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Line drawing of Sepia elegans.

Modal: Line drawing of <i>Sepia elegans</i>.

Photographer: -, Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Front view of Sepia elegans

Modal: Front view of <i>Sepia elegans</i>

Photographer: Becky Seeley, Copyright: Becky Seeley

Side view of Sepia elegans

Modal: Side view of <i>Sepia elegans</i>

Photographer: Becky Seeley, Copyright: Becky Seeley

Two individuals hovering over the sea bed.

Modal: Two individuals hovering over the sea bed.

Photographer: David Nicholson, Copyright: Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA)

Sepia officinalis bone.

Modal: <i>Sepia officinalis</i> bone.

Photographer: Judith Oakley, Copyright: Judith Oakley

Sepia officinalis juveniles bred in a laboratory.

Modal: <i>Sepia officinalis</i> juveniles bred in a laboratory.

Photographer: John Rundle, Copyright: John Rundle

Sepia officinalis lying on a cobble seabed.

Modal: <i>Sepia officinalis</i> lying on a cobble seabed.

Photographer: Fiona Crouch, Copyright: Fiona Crouch

Sepia officinalis squirting ink.

Modal: <i>Sepia officinalis</i> squirting ink.

Photographer: John Rundle, Copyright: John Rundle

Sepia officinalis with its eggs.

Modal: <i>Sepia officinalis</i> with its eggs.

Photographer: John Rundle, Copyright: John Rundle

Dark eggs of Sepia officinalis.

Modal: Dark eggs of <i>Sepia officinalis</i>.

Photographer: Dr Keith Hiscock, Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock

Detached eggs of Sepia officinalis at different growth stages.

Modal: Detached eggs of <i>Sepia officinalis</i> at different growth stages.

Photographer: John Rundle, Copyright: John Rundle

Eggs of common cuttlefish on Sargassum muticum.

Modal: Eggs of common cuttlefish on <i>Sargassum muticum</i>.

Photographer: Judith Oakley, Copyright: Judith Oakley

Female Sepia officinalis in a laboratory.

Modal: Female <i>Sepia officinalis</i> in a laboratory.

Photographer: John Rundle, Copyright: John Rundle

Head of Sepia officinalis with its eggs.

Modal: Head of <i>Sepia officinalis</i> with its eggs.

Photographer: John Rundle, Copyright: John Rundle

Individual burying in gravel.

Modal: Individual burying in gravel.

Photographer: Paul Naylor, Copyright: Paul Naylor

Pair of Sepia officinalis hovering over the seabed.

Modal: Pair of <i>Sepia officinalis</i> hovering over the seabed.

Photographer: Fiona Crouch, Copyright: Fiona Crouch

Side view of entire individual.

Modal: Side view of entire individual.

Photographer: Marine Biological Association of the UK, Copyright: Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA)

Two individuals.

Modal: Two individuals.

Photographer: David Nicholson, Copyright: Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA)

Line drawing of Sepietta oweniana.

Modal: Line drawing of <i>Sepietta oweniana</i>.

Photographer: -, Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Sepiola atlantica

Modal: <i>Sepiola atlantica</i>

Photographer: Gordon Lang, Copyright: Gordon Lang

Sepiola atlantica on a green background.

Modal: <i>Sepiola atlantica</i> on a green background.

Photographer: Hilmar Hinz, Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz

a number of recently hatched Sepolia atlantica.

Modal: a number of recently hatched <i>Sepolia atlantica</i>.

Photographer: Cathal McNaughton, Copyright: Cathal McNaughton

Head region of Sepiola atlantica.

Modal: Head region of <i>Sepiola atlantica</i>.

Photographer: Hilmar Hinz, Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz

Highly pigmented Sepiola atlantica.

Modal: Highly pigmented <i>Sepiola atlantica</i>.

Photographer: Hilmar Hinz, Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz

Individual Sepiola atlantica on gravel.

Modal: Individual <i>Sepiola atlantica</i> on gravel.

Photographer: Paul Naylor, Copyright: Paul Naylor

Line drawing of Sepiola atlantica.

Modal: Line drawing of <i>Sepiola atlantica</i>.

Photographer: -, Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Line drawing of Sepiola rondeletii.

Modal: Line drawing of <i>Sepiola rondeletii</i>.

Photographer: -, Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Line drawing of Todaropsis eblanae.

Modal: Line drawing of <i>Todaropsis eblanae</i>.

Photographer: -, Copyright: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

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