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Figure 32. — Liocranchia reinhardti (Steenstrup): a, dorsal view; b, ventral view; c, right 

 ventral arm of male, mantle length 157.0 mm.; d, large tentacular sucker of 7th 

 transverse row of male, mantle length 157.0 mm.; e, ventral view of right eye. 



for about half of the mantle length. Posteriorly the gladius is nar- 

 rowly lanceolate. Along the midline of the gladius is a row of small 

 tubercles, originating at the anterior end and terminating just anterior 

 to the fins. Ventrally, on either side of the funnel originating at the 

 point of attachment is an inverted V-shaped hyaline streak. The 

 inner branch of the hyaline streak is slightly longer than the outer 

 and constitutes 18.0 to 26.0 percent of the mantle length. Both 

 branches bear a row of scattered tubercles, single on all but the 

 anterior portion of the inner branch, where they are irregularly 

 biserial. 



