Squid (Loligo brevipenna) (with labels)

Squids -- Physiology

Dissection

Six photos of squid at various stages of dissection with parts labeled. Some photos show the specimen being held open with t-pins.

Image 1: Squid - Dorsal View
- tentacle
- extension of pen
- fin
- eye
- arms

Image 2: Squid - Tentacle (Close Up)
- suckers
- chromatophores

Image 3: Squid - Internal Features (Male) [held open with t-pins]
- siphon (cut)
- ink sac
- gill
-penis
- gill heart
- posterior vena cava
- caecum
- gonad (testis)
- kidney
- intestine
- siphon retractor muscle

Image 4: Squid - External FEatures (Vental View)
- arms
- eye
- sucker
- fin
- mantle
- siphon
- tentacle

Image 5: Squid - Buccal Bulb
- upper mandible (beak)
- esophagus
- lower mandible (beak)
- peripheral buccal membrane

Image 6: Squid - Internal Features (Female) [held open with t-pins]
- siphon
- ink sac
- gill
- oviducal gland
- gill heart
- stomach
- ovary
- pen
-caecum
- posterior vena cava
- nidamental gland
- accessory nidamental gland
- siphon retractor muscle

Biological Sciences

State University of New York at Buffalo

1/6/2005

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