species: Sepia apama in Lizard Island area: dubious records (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Lizard Island area: dubious records > Cephalopoda > Sepia apama
Sepia apama

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Cephalopoda
Order Sepiida
Family Sepiidae
Genus Sepia
Species Sepia apama

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Comments

The record of Sepia apama from Lizard Island by Roper and Hochberg (1986, 1987) is likely based on a misidentification because that species has a southern Australia distribution (Reid, 2016).

by Anne Hoggett

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Reid, A. (2016). Cephalopods of Australia and Sub-Antarctic Territories CSIRO, Clayton, Vic., Australia.

Other references

  • Roper, C.F.E. and F.G. Hochberg (1986). Color and body patterns in cephalopods from Lizard Island, Australia,Unpublished manuscript. LIRS catalog number 204.
  • Roper, C.F.E. and F.G. Hochberg (1987). Cephalopods of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Occasional Papers from the Museum of Victoria, 3: 15-20. LIRS catalog number 238.