A New Species of Luteuthis (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopoda: Cirrata) from the South China Sea

南中國海－新種有鬚亞目張魚

Steve O'Shea；盧重成(Chung-Cheng Lu)

有鬚亞目章魚 ； 盧氏蛸屬 ； 葛氏蛸屬 ； 面蛸屬 ； 分類 ； Cirrates ； Luteuthis ； Grimpoteuthis ； Opisthoteuthis ； Systematics

Zoological Studies

41卷2期（2002 / 04 / 01）

119 - 126

英文

本文描述採自南中國海屬於最近命名的Luteuthidae科、Luteuthis屬的一新種有鬚亞目章魚Luteuthis shuishi。其所屬的科、屬原只採自西南太平洋。本文亦描述本種及該屬模式種L. dentatus O'Shea, 1999年新鮮標本的形態。Luteuthis屬與Grimpoteuthis tuftisi Voss and Pearcy, 1990之間的關係亦予考慮。我們建議G . tuftisi應歸屬於Luteuthidae科，但由於缺乏適當的比較材料，我們在此不正式描述新屬。本文亦修正、補充原來的科、屬的定義。

Luteuthis shuishi sp. nov., the 2nd known species in a recently described cirrate family and genus, Luteuthidae and Luteuthis, previously known from the southwestern Pacific, is described from the South China Sea. Pre-fixed (fresh) morphologies of this species, and of the type species of the genus L. dentatus O’Shea, 1999 are provided. The relationship between Luteuthis and Grimpoteuthis tuftsi Voss and Pearcy, 1990 is evaluated. We suggest that G. tuftsi be placed in the family Luteuthidae, but because of a lack of adequate comparative material, no formal action is taken to prescribe it to a new genus. Previous family and generic diagnoses are amended to take into account the increased species and associated anatomical diversity.