Hi Laura
My name is Jesse Kelly and I'm just finishing a PhD in oegopsid systematics. I have some experience with north Atlantic species and would be happy to assist you with your IDs. (I also did my undergrad at Dal as well as a bit of work with some grad students in the Whitehead lab.) Also, depending on what species you have my lab might be interested in getting tissue samples from you for our genetic work if you have some to spare.
Cheers
Jesse
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From: Cephalopod International Advisory Council (CIAC) [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Laura Joan Feyrer [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 21 February 2018 09:45
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Subject: Specimen identification question on Gonatus
Hi FASTMOLL
I am a Canadian PhD student studying northern bottlenose whales. For related a fatty acid and stable isotope diet study I have processed a collection of just over 100 squid specimens that were caught as bycatch during scientific trawls in Nova Scotia, NFLD, Labrador and the Arctic in 2017. I am confident in identifying the most common specimen (illex) and there are obvious gonatus f., but there are 4 specimens that I am not sure what they are, and a number of gonatus -like specimens that have no hooks.... challenges exist due to the condition of the specimens (lost legs, fins or clubs, discolouration) and because I am a whale biologist dabbling in cephlapods without much experience in keying out degraded specimens.
Before I send out a bunch of photos to FASTMOLL asking for IDs, I thought I would enquire if there was anyone who had experience with north Atlantic squid species and could assist me in identifying these specimens so I send them to the lab for FA and SIA analysis?
Thanks very much in advance!
Laura
PhD Candidate
Northern Bottlenose Whale Project
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Whitehead Lab
Biology Dept.
Dalhousie University
Halifax
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