Table 1.
List of specimens and their living depth range.
| Habitats | Species | Specimens and the associating collection depth range in this study | MRI [samples and mantle length (mm)] | Histology [samples and mantle length (mm)] | Immuno-histology [samples and mantle length (mm)] | Notes (sampling methods and locations, and known distribution depths) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Night | ||||||
| Coastal waters | Idiosepius notoides | 10 (1–3 m) | 5 (1 m) | 8 (ML8-14) | 6 (ML8-14) | 3 (ML10-14) | IA, 0–10 mα |
| Sepioteuthis lessoniana | 5 (1–3 m) | 5 (1 m) | 4 (ML13-30) | 4 (ML15-45) | 3 (ML20-25) | IA, 0–100 mβ | |
| Mid-waters | Abraliopsis falco | 15 (400–1000 m) | n/a | 1 (ML16) | 4 (ML16-31) | 3 (ML16-24) | IIIC, 400–1,000 mγ |
| Pyroteuthis margaritifera | 8 (300–400 m) | 26 (50–100 m) | 1 (ML12) | 4 (ML12-24) | 2 (ML14-16) | IIB,D,E, 50–500 mβ | |
| Spirula spirula | n/a | 5 (150–600 m) | 2 (ML13, 42) | 4 (ML13-42) | – | IIB,D,E, 300–1,750 mβ | |
| Liocranchia reinhardti | 7 (400–1,000 m) | 18 (50–100 m) | 2 (ML12, 32) | 4 (ML25-95) | 1 (ML115) | II,IIIB−E, 0–1,200 mβ | |
| Bathyteuthis abyssicola | 2 (600–1,200 m) | 1 (800 m) | 2 (ML15, 64) | 2 (ML15, 64) | – | IIB, 700–2,500 mβ | |
Sampling methods: I, Seine net; II, RMT8; III, RMT16.
Sampling locations and Vessels:
A
, Moreton Bay, Queensland 2010);
B
, Coral Sea (RV Cape Ferguson, December 2009);
C
, Peru-Chilean Waters (RV Sonne, August 2010);
D
, Coral Sea (RV Cape Ferguson, December 2010);
E
, Coral Sea (RV Cape Ferguson, May 2011).
References of squid living depths:
α
as Jereb and Roper (2005);
β
Jereb and Roper (2010);
γ
as the current study.