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Description: Hectocotyle by Georges cuvier. The name "hectocotylus" was devised by Georges Cuvier, who first found one embedded in the mantle of a female argonaut; supposing it to be a parasitic worm, Cuvier gave it a generic name.
Title: Hectocotyle1
Credit: Iconographie du règne animal de G. Cuvier p.3 book
Author: Georges Cuvier
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