Abraliopsis gilchristi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Enoploteuthidae |
| Genus: | Abraliopsis |
| Subgenus: | Micrabralia |
| Species: | A. gilchristi
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| Abraliopsis gilchristi | |
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Abraliopsis gilchristi is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopods found in southern temperate waters of the south Pacific Ocean, from New Zealand to South Africa, where it is abundant.[1] It undergoes a vertical daily migration, spending the day at depth and moving closer to the surface at night[3] to feed on copepods, euphausiids and hyperiids. Spawning appears to occur between September and December.[1] The specific name honours the Scottish zoologist John Gilchrist (1866-1926) who was the first director of the Marine Biological Survey in Cape Town.[4] The type specimen was taken off Cape Town and is held in the Natural History Museum, London.[5]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ a b Julian Finn (2016). "Abraliopsis (Micrabralia) gilchristi Robson, 1924". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ISBN 978-92-5-106720-8.
- ^ "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. G." Hans G. Hansson. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ Michael J. Sweeney. "Recent Cephalopod Primary Type Specimens: A Searching Tool" (PDF). Wordpress. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
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