Comments of Loligo
Distribution:-
loligo is cosmopolitan in diagram, found along the entire pacific and Atlantic coast, India, China, and the U.S.A.
Habit and Habitat :-
Loligo is a marine form, found in warm seas and coastal shallow or deep water. It is a fast swimmer in the open sea water.
General character:
1) Loligo is commonly known as squid.
2) Body is spindle or torpedo-shaped and it is divisible into head, foot and visceral hump.
3) Head is short and bears a pair of large eyes and a central mouth surrounded by ten arms.
4) Foot is modified into the funnel and the ten arms.
5) Two elongated gills are present in the mantle cavity.
6) Two nephridia or kidneys are also present.
7) An ink sac is present and serves for defense.
8) Sexsare separate.
Economic Importance :-
It is consumed as food. Its neurons are one thousand times larger than their counterparts in humans.
Diagram of Loligo
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