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Table 8 Sepia sulcata Hoyle; measurements (mm), counts and indices of 10 mature females 
Museum 
Reg. No. 
WAM 
341-86 
WAM 
3102-83 
WAM 
343-86 
WAM 
343-86 
WAM 
333-86 
WAM 
3102-83 
WAM 
3100-83 
MV 
F56919 
MV 
F56918 
MV 
F56919 
ML 
61.3 
61.5 
65.1 
65.3 
66.1 
67.2 
85.7 
86.6 
90.6 
96.2 
MWI 
48.9 
44.6 
42.2 
50.7 
43.1 
51.6 
45.5 
41.0 
42.7 
39.3 
AMHI 
16.0 
14.0 
13.8 
15.0 
13.8 
15.6 
16.2 
15.7 
13.9 
12.5 
VMLI 
85.0 
82.9 
85.4 
78.7 
88.7 
82.6 
69.8 
88.0 
86.6 
87.5 
FWI 
7.7 
7.8 
8.0 
- 
10.1 
6.4 
5.0 
11.1 
10.5 
10.7 
FHa 
6.2 
6.8 
4.8 
8.7 
6.1 
8.2 
4.2 
4.3 
4.2 
2.5 
Flip 
8.0 
7.0 
4.6 
7.4 
7.7 
8.0 
5.0 
6.7 
9.2 
4.1 
FuLI 
31.8 
28.9 
31.2 
31.4 
31.0 
28.3 
26.4 
27.7 
30.9 
31.7 
FFul 
11.4 
8.9 
10.0 
12.3 
11.3 
16.4 
12.8 
13.9 
15.5 
16.1 
HLI 
26.3 
24.2 
- 
31.9 
20.3 
16.1 
24.4 
19.1 
23.1 
23.9 
HWI 
36.5 
33.8 
~ 
36.0 
38.9 
40.9 
40.5 
30.1 
34.8 
28.9 
EDI 
12.2 
10.4 
- 
14.1 
11.2 
8.6 
10.5 
11.5 
11.9 
10.6 
ALII 
32.6 
32.5 
29.2 
38.3 
34.0 
30.5 
31.5 
34.6 
34.8 
33.8 
ALI2 
30.2 
30.9 
26.1 
34.5 
31.8 
26.0 
30.3 
30.6 
34.8 
33.3 
ALI3 
28.5 
30.9 
29.2 
33.7 
31.8 
27.5 
31.5 
31.2 
33.1 
31.2 
ALI4 
33.4 
34.1 
36.9 
39.1 
34.8 
32.7 
33.8 
33.5 
36.4 
37.9 
ASInl 
0.98 
1.38 
1.08 
1.07 
1.21 
1.56 
1.12 
1.15 
1.27 
1.04 
ASIn2 
1.04 
1.46 
1.15 
1.07 
1.21 
1.19 
1.12 
1.21 
1.24 
1.16 
ASIn3 
1.04 
1.46 
1.15 
1.07 
1.13 
1.34 
1.05 
1.15 
1.24 
1.14 
ASIn4 
0.98 
1.63 
1.23 
1.23 
1.21 
1.19 
1.05 
1.15 
1.10 
1.16 
ASCI 
95 
102 
106 
112 
96 
90 
120 
98 
106 
100 
ASC2 
124 
102 
116 
128 
104 
126 
106 
114 
130 
126 
ASC3 
136 
110 
136 
128 
144 
132 
112 
122 
120 
117 
ASC4 
152 
- 
142 
152 
132 
145 
130 
132 
103 
144 
C1LI 
10.4 
9.8 
10.1 
11.5 
10.6 
14.9 
11.1 
10.3 
12.7 
10.2 
CIRC 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
7 
5 
5 
5 
5 
TrRC 
21 
22 
21 
21 
21 
20 
22 
22 
22 
22 
C1SI 
0.46 
0.60 
0.61 
0.61 
0.61 
0.54 
0.64 
0.60 
0.55 
0.52 
CISId 
0.39 
0.50 
0.46 
0.57 
0.48 
0.54 
0.41 
0.46 
0.46 
0.47 
CISIv 
0.39 
0.41 
0.40 
0.54 
0.53 
0.40 
0.35 
0.46 
0.46 
0.36 
GiLC 
27 
27 
27 
27 
28 
- 
_ 
31 
31 
_ 
EgDI 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4.0 
4.3 
4.6 
GiLI 
28.7 
29.8 
29.0 
34.6 
29.8 
33.8 
28.8 
26.7 
27.0 
32.2 
CbL 
61.3 
60.5 
63.3 
62.7 
64.4 
65.6 
80.1 
86.5 
_ 
_ 
CbWI 
33.0 
32.1 
33.2 
31.9 
33.7 
33.1 
30.0 
28.7 
_ 
_ 
SLI 
3.3 
3.3 
3.5 
3.3 
3.4 
_ 
2.5 
1.2 
_ 
_ 
StZI 
60.2 
65.3 
57.0 
63.3 
61.3 
_ 
71.3 
69.7 
_ 
_ 
LoLI 
39.2 
33.6 
37.9 
36.8 
38.0 
- 
25.0 
25.3 
_ 
_ 
LoL/StZ (%) 
65.0 
51.4 
66.5 
58.2 
62.0 
- 
35.0 
36.3 
- 
- 
males 5-5-6 (SD, 0), females 5-5-7 (SD, 1); 18-24 
suckers in longitudinal series, TrRC males 18-21- 
24 (SD, 2), females 20-21-22 (SD, 1). Suckers differ 
slightly in size (Figure 21A); small (those in middle 
of club slightly larger than rest); C1SI males 0.46- 
0.55-0.7 (SD, 0.07), females 0.46-0.57-0.64 (SD, 
0.06); dorsal marginal series of suckers slightly 
larger than those in ventral marginal series; CISId 
males 0.41- 0.45- 0.51 (SD, 0.03), females 0.39- 0.47- 
0.57 (SD, 0.05); CISIv males 0.36-0.40-0.45 (SD, 
0.03), females 0.35-0.43-0.54 (SD, 0.06). Sucker 
dentition; inner ring with approximately 20 
elongate projections (Figure 19C) evenly 
distributed around circumference; infundibulum 
with 6-8 rows hexagonal- ovate processes without 
pegs; at periphery, processes smaller, flattened, 
hexagonal (Figure 19C). Swimming keel of club 
extends beyond carpus for about third the length 
of the club (Figure 21A). Dorsal and ventral 
protective membranes not fused at base of club; 
joined to stalk; dorsal and ventral membranes 
differ in length, dorsal membrane extends beyond 
carpus along stalk, ventral membrane terminates 
at posterior end of carpus; dorsal membrane much 
wider than ventral membrane; dorsal membrane 
forms deep cleft at junction with stalk. 
Gills with 26-31 lamellae per demibranch; GiLC 
males 26-2Z-29 (SD, 1), females 27-28-31 (SD, 2). 
Gill length: GiLI males 21.3-29.8-36.1 (SD, 4.1), 
females 26.7-30-34.6 (SD, 2.7). 
Buccal membrane without suckers. Upper beak 
with long, pointed, and slightly curved rostrum, 
width greater than length (Figure 21B); cutting 
edge straight; hood high above crest posteriorly; 
