Karyological Studies on Seven Cephalopods

Abstract

Karyological studies were made on the embryos of seven cephalopods using chopping method. Two sepiids (Sepia esculenta and Sepia lycidas) and three loliginids (Sepioteuthis lessoniana, Heterololigo bleekeri and Photololigo edulits) were all 2n = 92). Their karyotypes and total length of chromosomes were slightly different from each other. Two octopuses (Octopus ocellatus and O. vulgaris) were both 2n=60. Their karyotypes and total length of chromosomes were, however, remarkably different from each other.