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Breathing easy in an oligoxic world: Vampyroteuthis infernalis (Phy. Mollusca, Cl. Cephalopoda) adaptations to the oxygen minimum zone

dc.contributor.authorSteckler, Deanna
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-26
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-28T00:38:10Z
dc.date.available2022-05-28T00:38:10Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThis review explores the existing literature on the Vampire Squid from Hell, Vampyroteuthis infernalis (Phylum Mollusca, Class Cephalopoda, Order Vampyromorpha). They are largely unstudied deep water cephalopods found in the oxygen minimum zone (OMZ) throughout the world’s temperate and tropical oceans. Their unique morphology and genetic ambiguity has contributed to scientific debate regarding their phylogenetic relationships, to which there is still no definitive answer. Vampyroteuthis are so well adapted to life in the OMZ that foraging, locomotion and antipredator behaviours are entirely unique among cephalopods and perfectly well-adapted to the oxygen-starved environment. Despite a lack of direct research, inferences are made to determine the effects of anthropogenic disturbance on the vampire squid.
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dc.identifier.citationSteckler, D. (2015). Breathing easy in an oligoxic world: Vampyroteuthis infernalis (Phy. Mollusca, Cl. Cephalopoda) adaptations to the oxygen minimum zone. MUSe, 2(1). Retrieved from https://journals.macewan.ca/index.php/muse/index
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/997
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved
dc.subjectvampire squid
dc.subjectoxygen minimum zone (OMZ)
dc.titleBreathing easy in an oligoxic world: Vampyroteuthis infernalis (Phy. Mollusca, Cl. Cephalopoda) adaptations to the oxygen minimum zoneen
dc.typeStudent Article
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