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Giant Squid - The Australian Museum
Giant Squid. Scientific name:Architeuthisdux. Similar species: The family Architeuthidae contains a single genus, Architeuthis.
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Giant squid | Description, SIze, & Facts | Britannica
Giant squid, any member of a genus of large, elusive cephalopods inhabiting deep regions of temperate to subtropical marine waters. Thought to be the largest or second largest living invertebrate, the giant squid has been frequently depicted as a sea monster in literature and by mariners throughout history.
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Giant Squid ~ MarineBio Conservation Society
Description & Behavior. Giant squid, Architeuthis dux (Steenstrup, 1857), of the family Architeuthidae, are possibly the largest known cephalopod, the largest known mollusk and, likely, the largest invertebrate ever known to exist (except for possibly colossal squids, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni which may have a mantle length nearly twice the ...
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Giant Squid - Facts and Beyond - Biology Dictionary
The giant squid is a cephalopod species native to the deep sea. They are elusive and rarely observed alive, but are famous for their immense size, growing up to 43 ft (13 m) in length and weighing up to 606 lb (275 kg). Indeed, the giant squid is one of the largest known invertebrate species living today, second only to the colossal squid.
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The giant squid: a short history - Australian Geographic
The giant squid was bequeathed its scientific name Architeuthis – ‘chief squid’ – by Danish zoologist Japetus Steenstrup in 1856. He had discovered records of Danish men catching a creature in 1550 that was described to the king as a ‘sea monk’, because it resembled the flowing scarlet robes of holy men.
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Giant Squid - National Geographic
Scientific Name: Architeuthis dux. Type: Invertebrates. Diet: Carnivore. Group Name: School. Size: 33 feet. Weight: 440 pounds. Size relative to a bus: IUCN Red List Status: ? Least concern....
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Giant Squid - Smithsonian Ocean
Giant squid live up to their name: the largest giant squid ever recorded by scientists was almost 43 feet (13 meters) long, and may have weighed nearly a ton. You’d think such a huge animal wouldn't be hard to miss.
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Ocean Planet: In Search of Giant Squid - Architeuthis dux
Architeuthis dux. This is the species commonly known as the giant squid. Because scientists do not know exactly where in the sea it lives, they have not been able to study it alive. How big does it get? Up to 18 m (59 ft) Up to 900 kg (1,980 lb, nearly 1 ton)
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Giant Squid | Ocean Sciences - Memorial University
Scientific name: Architeuthis dux. Phylum: Mollusca. Class : Cephalopoda. Order: Teuthoida. Family: Architeuthidae. Description: The Giant squid is the largest invertebrate, stretching up to 60 feet in length, including tentacles.
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