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Table 7 Data on maturing individuals of Muusoctopus johnsonianus (Allcock, Strugnell, Ruggiero & Collins, 2006) [26]. Immature individuals are detailed in SM.01 Table S3. All individuals are from Iceland

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

Individuals/character

BIOICE-

3524

BIOICE-

3168

BIOICE-

3520–1

Sex

Male

Male

Female

Maturity stage

Early

maturing

(III)

Early

maturing

(III)

Late

maturing

(IV)

ML, mm

49

47

89

TL, mm

256

255

425

Ventral ML, mm

41

40

66

Mantle width, mm

49

46

74

Head length, mm

29

29

33

Head width, mm

52

43

58

Eye diameter, mm

27.0

25.0

29.0

Lens diameter, mm

8.0

7.0

9.0

Funnel length, mm

23.0

26.0

39.0

Free funnel

length, mm

14.0

16.0

28.0

Web depth, mm

(min – max)

42–53

46–58

56 –85

Web formula

b > c = a > d > e

a = d > b > c > e

b > c > a > d > e

Arm length, mm

(min – max)

154–178

148–179

242–303

Arm formula

2 > 1 > 3 > 4

2 > 1 > 3 > 4

1 > 2 > 3 > 4

Sucker count

(min – max)

128–136

130–136

146–164

Sucker diameter

(max), mm

4.0

4.0

8.0

Gill length, mm

14.5

15.0

28.0

Gill lamellae count,

outer/inner

10/9

10/9

10/9

Hectocotylized arm

length, mm

137

129

–

Hectocotylized arm

sucker count

68

68

–

Ligula length, mm

7.0

5.0

–

Ligula width, mm

4.0

2.4

–

Calamus length, mm

2.0

2.0

–

Fecundity

–

–

227

  1. ML mantle length, TL total length