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Decapodiformes

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Definition: A superorder of CEPHALOPODS comprised of squid, cuttlefish, and their relatives. Their distinguishing feature is the modification of their fourth pair of arms into tentacles, resulting in 10 limbs.  SQUID as animal & food; squid giant axon: coordinate NIM with AXONS (IM)   
Examples Loligo; Sepia 		Other names Illices; Todarode; Squids; Decapodiforme; Cuttlefishs; Todarodes; Squid; Sepiidae; Illex; Cuttlefish
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
4-hydroxyretinal  18344-42-8 Retinal, 4-hydroxy  Retinaldehyde/*analogs & derivatives Pigments, Biological Decapodiformes. Biochim Biophys Acta 1988;966(3):370
SM II  0   *Melanins Invertebrate Hormones Decapodiformes. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1985;33(5):2052

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