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Grimpoteuthis imperator: (a-c) habitus before fixation showing dorsal, ventral, and oral views, anterior facing up; (d, e) specimen prior to MRI following several months in 10% formalin solution showing dorsal and ventral views, anterior facing up; stippled frame denotes the MRI region of interest; (f) virtual section through the 3D MRI dataset, anterior facing right; the asterisk denotes a susceptibility artifact in the buccal mass area caused by ingested sediment; (g) virtual section through the central long axis of the funnel; (h) section of an arm showing the suckers and cirri, right lateral view; (i) volume rendering of the viscera, ventral view, anterior facing up; (j) close-up of the left gill showing eight broad lamellae; (k) volume rendering of the viscera, oblique posterior view. Image credit: A. Ziegler & C. Sagorny, doi: 10.1186/s12915-021-01000-9.

Marine Biologists Discover New Octopus Species in Pacific Ocean

Apr 26, 2021 by News Staff

Using a combination of MRI, micro-CT and minimally invasive gene analysis, a team of biologists from the Institut für Evolutionsbiologie und Ökologie...