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Figure 9

From: In situ recordings of large gelatinous spheres from NE Atlantic, and the first genetic confirmation of egg mass of Illex coindetii (Vérany, 1839) (Cephalopoda, Mollusca)

Figure 9

Whole sphere (deformed) with live embryos, photographed in situ from Kristiansand area (sphere observation 24.08.2019). Note the different orientation patterns of the embryos within the jelly envelope, with more or less all heads facing downwards. This sphere has not been genetically tested, but is high likely made by Illex coindetii. (Photo credits: Anita Eliassen (sphere) and Geir Eliassen (embryos)/Arendal undervannsklubb. Collage Halldis Ringvold/Sea Snack Norway).

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