Learn more about the genetics of the vampire squid — a strange species whose genome suggests that modern octopuses, squids, ...

The vampire squid genome shows it kept ancient features shared with squids, while octopuses gained major chromosomal changes.

WOODS HOLE, Mass. – Squid, octopus, and cuttlefish – even to scientists who study them – are wonderfully weird creatures. Known as the soft-bodied or coleoid cephalopods, they have the largest nervous ...

Researchers from Vienna and Japan sequenced the largest cephalopod genome. They analysed the genome of the vampire squid from ...

Cephalopods are bizarre creatures, but these Lovecraftian life-forms didn’t get their genes from Cthluhu, who supposedly lies dead and dreaming in the watery depths of R’lyeh. You could argue that the ...

Research has traced the evolutionary adaptations of octopus and squid sensing capabilities. The researchers describe for the first time the structure of an octopus chemotactile receptor, which octopus ...

Cephalopods such as octopus and squid evolutionarily diverged from mollusks like slugs and snails. These animals have elaborate compact nervous systems located within specialized arm appendages, which ...

Indian scientists discover rare deep-sea octopus squid in Arabian Sea, expanding marine biodiversity knowledge.

What’s calamari? It’s squid. In fact, “calamari” is an Italian word used for any kind of squid dish, although in other countries it’s commonly used for the dish that Italians call “calamari fritti,” ...

A rare Indian octopus squid, Taningia silasii, has been discovered in the Arabian Sea, marking a significant find for ...

The species, scientifically named Taningia silasii Indian octopus squid, has been formally described in the international journal Marine Biodiversity, a CMFRI statement said here on Friday.The ...