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Fig. 275. Nectoteuthis Pourtalesii. 



(Verrill.) 



Fig. 276. Mastigoteuthis Agassizii. 



(Verrill.) 



nearly to their tips by a thick soft web ; among the cuttle-fishes, 

 a small reddish-brown species, Nectoteuthis Pourtalesii (Fig. 

 275), characterized by its short thick body and the great size 



