Australian Giant Cuttlefish (species: Sepia apama) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)

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Sepia apama

Australian Giant Cuttlefish

©Richard Ling: Sepia apama

©Sylke Rohrlach: Australian Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia apama)

©John Turnbull: Australian Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia apama)

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Mollusca

Class Cephalopoda

Order Sepiida

Family Sepiidae

Genus Sepia

Species Sepia apama

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Animalia: Red Cuttlefish (species: Sepia mestus)
Sepia mestus is smaller and smoother than the Sepia apama; it is found in sponge gardens rather than kelp or caves, and the yellow eyeline is diagnostic.