Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in marine animals: a species-level inventory

JM Claes, SHD Haddock, C Coubris, J Mallefet - Life, 2024 - mdpi.com
Bioluminescence is the production of visible light by an organism. This phenomenon is
particularly widespread in marine animals, especially in the deep sea. While the …

A review of cephalopods (Phylum: Mollusca) of the canary current Large marine ecosystem (Central-East Atlantic, African coast)

A Luna, F Rocha, C Perales-Raya - Journal of the Marine Biological …, 2021 - cambridge.org
An extensive review of cephalopod fauna in the Central and North Atlantic coast of Africa
was performed based on material collected during 10 research cruises in these waters. In …

Atlantic oceanic squids in the “grey speciation zone”

FÁ Fernández-Álvarez, G Sanchez… - Integrative and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Cryptic species complexes represent an important challenge for the adequate
characterization of Earth's biodiversity. Oceanic organisms tend to have greater …

In situ observations of three deep-sea cephalopods in the central Mediterranean Sea

P Battaglia, S Canese, E Salvati, S Greco - Marine Biology, 2023 - Springer
The development of in situ observational tools has significantly contributed to the study of
deep-sea cephalopods and exploration of their habitat in the last decades. In this paper, we …

The geographic problem in cephalopod genomics

M Vecchione, MJ Sweeney… - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Publications describing genomes of various cephalopod species have recently proliferated.
Some papers have involved large geographic distances between the collection locality of …

Revised species records reveal the Canary Islands as a cephalopod biodiversity hotspot

A Escánez, Á Guerra, R Riera, FJ Rocha - Regional studies in marine …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cephalopods are a diverse group of species, with a high ecological and economic
relevance. Despite this, its species diversity has been studied in few places at regional …

New contribution to the knowledge of the mesopelagic cephalopod community off the western Canary Islands slope

A Escánez, Á Guerra, R Riera, A Ariza… - Regional Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cephalopods are a key component of the marine food webs. Nevertheless, the deep-sea
cephalopods are still poorly studied worldwide. The distribution and composition of the …

Bioluminescence in cephalopods: biodiversity, biogeography and research trends

E Otjacques, V Pissarra, K Bolstad, JC Xavier… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Numerous terrestrial and marine organisms, including cephalopods, are capable of light
emission. In addition to communication, bioluminescence is used for attraction and defense …