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Loligo
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Loligo

Loligo is a genus of squids and one of the most representative and widely distributed groups of myopsid squids.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first

European Squid

speciesLoligo vulgaris

Cape Hope Squid

speciesLoligo reynaudii

Veined Squid

speciesLoligo forbesii

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Loligo in History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.556

Loligo in Ortus sanitatis

Ortus sanitatis

1491 · p.703

Loligo in Books on Marine Fishes

Books on Marine Fishes

Guillaume Rondelet · 1554 · p.529

Loligo in Books on Marine Fishes

Books on Marine Fishes

Guillaume Rondelet · 1554 · p.527

Loligo in History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.557

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 82337.