species: Thysanoteuthis rhombus in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)

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Thysanoteuthis rhombus

©Lyle Vail: Huge cylindrical egg mass of the pelagic squid Thysanoteuthis rhombus at Lizard Island.

©Lyle Vail: Part of egg mass at Lizard Island. Cylinder diameter about 20 cm, length at least one metre.

©Lyle Vail: Huge cylindrical egg mass of the pelagic squid Thysanoteuthis rhombus at Lizard island.

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Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Mollusca

Class Cephalopoda

Order Oegopsida

Family Thysanoteuthidae

Genus Thysanoteuthis

Species Thysanoteuthis rhombus

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Lizard Island Field Guide

Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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A large oceanic squid that does not come into shallow water. Its large gelatinous egg masses are occasionally seen drifting near the surface in the Lizard Island area. They are up to 250 mm diameter and 2 metres long with rows of eggs that spiral closely around the outer edge.