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    Loligo General Characteristics | Free Biology Notes

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    After reading this article you will learn about Loligo General Characteristics

    General Characteristics of Loligo

    • It is a marine mollusc commonly called squid
    • Body is long, slender, pigmented and tapering behind
    • A fin is present along its postero-lateral edges
    • The shell is internal and feather-like
    • The body is divisible into head, collar (neck) and trunk.
    • Head bears a pair of large bulging eyes 4 pairs of thick and small arms and a pair of long, slender and clubbed tentacles.
    • An ink sac is present at the base of funnel which serves as organ of defence.
    • Sexes separate and development is direct

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