teuthology
Sign in to savethumb|A common octopus (Common Octopus|Octopus vulgaris) thumb|Caribbean reef squid Sepioteuthis sepioidea on Bari Reef, [[Bonaire, BES Islands]] thumb|Large cuttlefish Sepia sp. from Komodo National Park thumb|Researching teuthologist, Heather Judkins is a faculty member at University of South Florida (USF). This image is from the USF website, specifically her research lab's website. Teuthology, from Ancient Greek τευθίς (teuthís), meaning "squid", and λόγος (lógos), meaning "study", is the study of cephalopods, which are members of the class Cephalopoda in the phylum Mollusca. Some common ex
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thumb|A common octopus (Common Octopus|Octopus vulgaris) thumb|Caribbean reef squid Sepioteuthis sepioidea on Bari Reef, [[Bonaire, BES Islands]] thumb|Large cuttlefish Sepia sp. from Komodo National Park thumb|Researching teuthologist, Heather Judkins is a faculty member at University of South Florida (USF). This image is from the USF website, specifically her research lab's website. Teuthology, from Ancient Greek τευθίς (teuthís), meaning "squid", and λόγος (lógos), meaning "study", is the study of cephalopods, which are members of the class Cephalopoda in the phylum Mollusca. Some common examples of cephalopods are octopus, squid, and cuttlefish. Teuthology is a large area of study that covers cephalopod life cycles, reproduction, evolution, anatomy, and taxonomy.
Teuthology is a specific branch of malacology, the study of molluscs. A teuthologist is a scientist who studies teuthology.