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Table 2 Data onmaturing, mature and spent female individuals of Muusoctopus aegir Golikov, Gudmundsson & Sabirov, sp. nov. Immature individuals are detailed in SM.01 Table S1

From: A review of the genus Muusoctopus (Cephalopoda: Octopoda) from Arctic waters

Individual/character

ICL-A13-

570-2017a

BIOICE-

2516–1

BIOICE-

2516–2

BIOICE-

2322

BIOICE-

2326

BIOICE-

2033

BS-304-

2012a

BS-305-

2012

BS-246-

2010

BS-322-

2014

BS-HH-

259–2012-1

BS-319-

2012b

KS-201-

2010

KS-28-

2009

Area

ICL

ICL

ICL

ICL

ICL

ICL

BS

BS

BS

BS

BS

BS

KS

KS

Maturity stage

Pre-spent

(V3)

Late

maturing

(IV)

Late

maturing

(IV)

Late

maturing

(IV)

Early

maturing

(III)

Early

maturing

(III)

Spent

(VI)

Spent

(VI)

Spent

(VI)

Spent

(VI)

Mature

(V2)

Late

maturing

(IV)

Spent

(VI)

Spent

(VI)

ML, mm

24

32

28

38

29

21

26

25

36

20

44

43

52

30

TL, mm

101

135

114

171

137

110

133

122

153

96

n/a

173

218

138

Ventral ML, mm

19

26

24

35

28

20

24

21

31

17

n/a

33

48

28

Mantle width, mm

25

28

28

34

27

25

35

31

40

28

n/a

54

51

36

Head length, mm

10

12

12

17

12

10

13

12

11

8

n/a

14

22

10

Head width, mm

12

24

20

29

23

14

25

22

26

20

n/a

32

31

28

Eye diameter, mm

7.0

11.0

8.0

13.0

10.0

7.0

8.0

7.5

9.5

7.0

n/a

12.0

16.5

9.0

Lens diameter, mm

1.5

2.5

2.0

3.0

2.0

1.4

2.5

2.3

3.2

2.2

n/a

4.5

5.5

2.9

Funnel length, mm

9.5

10.5

12.0

14.0

11.0

11.0

14.0

13.0

14.0

8.0

n/a

15.0

15.0

12.0

Free funnel

length, mm

5.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

5.5

5.0

7.5

7.2

7.5

4.0

n/a

8.5

8.5

6.2

Web depth, mm

(min – max)

7–11

16–26

12–18

22–30

n/a

16–18

25–30

25–28

19–33

14–20

n/a

28–37

34–41

22–26

Web formula

a = b = c > d > e

a = b > c = d > e

a > b = c > d > e

a > b = c > d > e

n/a

a = b > c = e > d

b > a = c > d > e

b > a = c = e > d

b > c > a > d > e

a > b = c = d > e

n/a

a = b = c > d > e

b = c > c > a > e

b = c = d > a > e

Arm length, mm

(min – max)

61–67

84–91

79–84

98–116

92–96

70–79

85–91

79–83

98–106

64–68

n/a

107–116

122–144

92–98

Arm formula

2 > 3 > 4 > 1

1 = 2 = 3 > 4

1 > 2 > 3 > 4

2 > 1 > 3 > 4

1 > 2 = 3 = 4

1 > 2 > 3 > 4

1 > 3 > 2 > 4

1 > 2 > 3 > 4

1 > 2 > 3 > 4

1 = 2 > 3 > 4

n/a

1 = 2 > 3 > 4

1 > 2 > 3 > 4

1 = 2 > 3 > 4

Sucker count

(min – max)

94–96

88–92

84–90

90–96

92–98

96–100

88–98

86–90

100–104

88–100

n/a

102–106

92–102

84–96

Sucker diameter

(max), mm

1.5

2.5

2.5

3.5

3.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

3.1

1.4

n/a

4.0

4.0

3.0

Gill length, mm

8.0

7.0

8.0

11.5

12.0

9.0

9.5

11.0

10.5

8.0

n/a

16.5

12.0

10.5

Gill lamellae count, outer/inner

8/8

8/7

8/7

8/7

8/8

9/8

9/8

8/7

9/8

8/7

n/a

8/7

8/7

8/7

Fecundity

71c

121

101

168

112

130

74

89

93

65

n/a

78

73

93

  1. ML mantle length, TL total length, ICL Iceland, BS Barents Sea, KS Kara Sea, n/a not analyzed
  2. aparatype
  3. bholotype
  4. cthis is the only individual for which ripe oocyte length is available, = 12.8 mm