1.Identify the Organism: Recognize that Sepia is a type of cuttlefish, which belongs to the phylum Mollusca and the class Cephalopoda. 2.Understand the Structure: Cuttlefish have a total of 10 appendages, which include 8 short arms and 2 long tentacles. ...
Thus, the first appearance of the gonad evolves as a projection of squamous epithelium, which extends from the wall of the dorsal aorta and is thrown towards the visceral cavity; this could be termed the ‘gonadal ridge’ or the precursor to the gonad (Fig. 11.4C and D). The projection ...
Sepia esculenta, commonly known as ‘moyu’ in Chinese slang, belongs to the phylum Mollusca (Cephalopoda, Sepioidea, Sepiidae, Sepia), and is the most important commercial coastal cepholopod species in Japan, Korea, and China [10]. The species inhabits warm-temperate shallow coastal sea at...
The cuttlefish “Bones” of the Sydney beaches (Phylum Mollusca-Class Cephalopoda). Aust. Zool. 1926, 4, 186–196. [Google Scholar] Gray, J. Catalogue of the Mollusca in the Collection of the British Museum I: Cephalopoda Nntepedia; Order of the trustees: London, UK, 1849; 164p. [...