Table 3.
Individuals studied ordered by mantle length (ML).
| Labcode | ML (mm) | Species | LCM dissected area (µm2) | Approximate weight of dissected gut content (g) | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early paralarvae | |||||
| E666 | 0.69 | Dosidicus gigas 1 | 315,441 | N/A | Paralarva stage 1 |
| E41 | 1.02 | Dosidicus gigas 1 | 1,375,292 | N/A | Paralarva stage 1 |
| E126 | 1.13 | SD complex2 | 846,826 | N/A | Paralarva stage 1 |
| E138 | 1.14 | SD complex2 | 55,824 | N/A | Paralarva stage 1 |
| E142 | 1.21 | Sthenoteuthis oualanensis 1 | 1,978,216 | N/A | Paralarva stage 1 |
| E147 | 1.29 | SD complex2 | 453,431 | N/A | Paralarva stage 1 |
| E130 | 1.39 | Sthenoteuthis oualanensis 1 | 219,731 | N/A | Paralarva stage 1 |
| E95 | 1.4 | SD complex2 | 2,509,496 | N/A | Paralarva stage 1 |
| E90 | 1.49 | Dosidicus gigas 1 | 3,033,288 | N/A | Paralarva stage 1 |
| E112 | 1.55 | SD complex2 | 1,893,110 | N/A | Paralarva stage 1 |
| E115 | 1.59 | SD complex2 | 1,181,529 | N/A | Paralarva stage 1 |
| E103 | 1.64 | Sthenoteuthis oualanensis 1 | 6,503,474 | N/A | Paralarva stage 1 |
| E99 | 1.67 | SD complex2 | 328,239 | N/A | Paralarva stage 1 |
| E107 | 1.74 | SD complex2 | 831,532 | N/A | Paralarva stage 1 |
| E625 | 1.88 | Dosidicus gigas 1 | 3,161,446 | N/A | Paralarva stage 1 |
| E108 | 1.9 | SD complex2 | 2,166,047 | N/A | Paralarva stage 1 |
| E88 | 1.91 | SD complex2 | 1,328,333 | N/A | Paralarva stage 1 |
| E97 | 1.91 | SD complex2 | 483,834 | N/A | Paralarva stage 1 |
| E89 | 2.06 | SD complex2 | 3,263,717 | N/A | Paralarva stage 1 |
| E626 | 2.15 | Dosidicus gigas 1 | 970,475 | N/A | Paralarva stage 1 |
| E92 | 2.17 | SD complex2 | 919,236 | N/A | Paralarva stage 1 |
| E100 | 2.29 | SD complex2 | 2,432,780 | N/A | Paralarva stage 1 |
| E654 | 2.75 | SD complex2 | 4,625,858 | N/A | Paralarva stage 2 |
| E153 | 3.23 | SD complex2 | 3,310,476 | N/A | Paralarva stage 1 |
| E510 | 3.75 | Dosidicus gigas 1 | 6,975,999 | N/A | Paralarva stage 1 |
| Late paralarvae | |||||
| E6 | 4.8 | Todarodes sagittatus 1 | N/A | No data | Paralarva stage 3 |
| E7 | 5.2 | Todarodes sagittatus 1 | N/A | No data | Paralarva stage 3 |
| E5 | 5.9 | Todarodes sagittatus 1 | N/A | No data | Paralarva stage 3 |
| E0 | 7.7 | Sthenoteuthis pteropus 1 | 3,300,000 | N/A | Paralarva stage 3 |
| Subadults and adult | |||||
| E1 | 49 | Sthenoteuthis pteropus 1 | N/A | 0.009 | Subadult |
| E2 | 61 | Sthenoteuthis pteropus 1 | N/A | 0.045 | Subadult |
| E3 | 257 | Ommastrephes sp.1,3 | N/A | 1.643 | Adult male |
| Extraction blanks | |||||
| B1 | N/A | N/A | 5,415,922 | N/A | Extraction blank 1 |
| B2 | N/A | N/A | 6,343,695 | N/A | Extraction blank 2 |
LCM, Laser Capture Microdissection; N/A, not applicable. Paralarvae stages after Shea15.
1DNA barcoded individual.
2Sthenoteuthis/Dosidicus species complex: there are no known morphological differences between the two species until S. oualanensis paralarvae develop their photophores (ca. 4 mm ML).
3Ommastrephes bartramii is a species complex according to Fernández-Álvarez et al.65 although the genus is currently considered monotypic12. We avoided providing a species-level identification until its taxonomic status is resolved.