Info and pics of Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni

[Jillykim]

First posting here. Still amazed at some of the specimen photos I have seen of Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni. Any more or related info?
Thanks.

 

[Phil]

Hi Jillykim,

Have you seen Dr O'Shea's giant and colossal squid fact sheet?

Giant Squid and Colossal Squid Fact Sheet

That's crammed full of fascinating cephalofacts. Also, please have a look at this thread:

TONMO Cephalopod Community

It's full of Mesonychoteuthis facts and figures as they emerged!

Cheers!

 

[Steve O'Shea]

Thanks Phil. We're a bit pushed for time over here right now - too many things on the boil - but one that we will be able to/must follow through on is the redescription of Mesonychoteuthis based on new material.

I've looked at the fact sheet some time ago, in dismay, as it is a little obsolete (meaning we could add so much more information).

Perhaps there's a student out there that wants to come study this and similar 'giant' cranchiid species over here. There's a fantastic amount of recently collected cranchiid material that could be worked up for a most interesting Masters or PhD thesis.

No matter what direction you turn these days you find these groups of poorly known deep-sea cephalopods, mainly squid, that require revision. There are several hundred lots of cranchiid specimens that could be worked up - a few of them are probably new species - but there's a lot of challenging work involved proving this to be the case. Who is up to it??

Me

 

[Jillykim]

Thanks Phil for the Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni links!

 

[joel_ang]

I think you've diabled smilies Jillykim, Checkjust below where you type your post.

 

[tonmo]

I've looked at the fact sheet some time ago, in dismay, as it is a little obsolete (meaning we could add so much more information).

Just pass me the edits and I'll implement whenever ready! It's one of our most popular pages...

 

[Burstsovenergy24]

I like that page.

So a mature Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni hasnt been found yet?