TITLE: |
Cephalopods of the world : an annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date / edited by P. Jereb and C.F.E. Roper. |
SERIES: |
FAO species catalogue for fishery purposes, 1020-8682 ; no. 4 |
PUBLISHED: |
Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2005- |
DESCRIPTION: |
v. <1 > ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
NOTES: |
v. 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae) |
NOTES: |
"This is the first volume of the entirely rewritten, revised and updated version of the original FAO Catalogue of cephalopods of the World (1984). the present Volume is a multiauthored compilation the reviews six families: Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae, with 23 genera and the 201 species known to the date of the compilation of the volume. It provides accounts for all families and genera, as well as illustrated keys to all taxa. Information under each species account includes: valid modern systematic name and original citation of the species (or subspecies); main synonyms; English, French and Spanish FAO names fo rthe species; illustrations of doral and ventral aspect of the whole animal (as necessary) and literature. The volume is fully indexed and also includes section on terminology and measurements, and extensive glossary, an introduction with and updated review of the existing biological knowledge on cephalopods (including fisheries information and catch data for recent years) and dedicated bibliography.: |
NOTES: |
Also available electronically from the FAO website. |
ELEC. ACCESS: |
http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/a0150e/a0150e00.htm
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SUBJECT: |
Cephalopoda. |
SUBJECT: |
Cephalopoda--Geographical distribution |
SUBJECT: |
cephalopoda--Anatomy |
SUBJECT: |
Cephalopoda--Classification |
SUBJECT: |
Cephalopoda--Oceania Nautilus |
ADDED ENTRY: |
Jereb, P. |
ADDED ENTRY: |
Roper, Clyde F. E., 1937- |