Sepia officinalis ';
General information
 
Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758
 
 
Common nameCommon cuttlefish, European common cuttlefish
Synonyms
Sepia rugosa Bowdich, 1822
Sepia vicellius Gray, 1849
Sepia zebrina Risso, 1854
Sepia filliouxi Lafont, 1869
Sepia fischeri Lafont, 1871
Sepia officinalis mediterranea Ninni, 1884
Sepia veranyi P. Fischer in Lagatu, 1888
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
-
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Lophotrochozoa; Mollusca; Cephalopoda; Coleoidea; Neocoleoidea; Decapodiformes; Sepiida; Sepiina; Sepiidae
Geographical distribution
-
Occurrence -
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Lagoon of Venice
Source of chromosomes
Testes
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
52
Karyotype formula
Not reported
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Not detected
Reference(s)
Vitturi R, Rasotto MB, Ferruzza NF (1982). The chromosomes of 16 molluscan species. Bolletino di zoologia, 49:1-2, 61-71.