A species search engine
iSpecies is a test of E O Wilson's idea of a web page for each species. The data displayed are generated "on the fly" by querying other data sources (learn how it works ). Send comments to r.page@bio.gla.ac.uk, or visit the iSpecies blog.
Architeuthis
Wikipedia
The giant squid (genus: Architeuthis) is a deep-ocean dwelling squid in the family (biology)|family Architeuthidae, represented by as many as eight species. Giant squid can grow to a Deep-sea gigantism|tremendous size: recent estimates put the maximum size at for females and for males from caudal fin to the tip of the two long tentacles (second only to the colossal squid at an estimated , one of the largest living organisms). The Mantle (mollusc)|mantle is about long (more for females, less for males), and the length of the squid excluding its tentacles is about . There have been claims reported...
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