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Gallery of Photography and Video Images

We have focused our efforts to provide high quality photographs and video images of cephalopods on the CephBase website. Linking to CephBase and going to the [Image Database] or the [Video Database] will give you access to hundreds of cephalopod images and videos with accompanying information. 

Illustrations of Cephalopod Anatomy, Morphology and More!

Here are a wide variety of drawings, graphics and illustrations of Cephalopod biology, anatomy, morphology, organ systems and more. These illustrations range from very basic and general to classic detailed anatomical illustrations almost 100 yrs old. All images are provided for research and educational instruction only. None may be copied and used for any commercial purpose. 

Table of Contents

Octopus

  1. A simple generic drawing of female octopus anatomy.
  2. Detailed internal anatomy of male and female octopuses.
  3. A simple generic drawing of an octopod nervous system

Squid

  1. A simple generic drawing of squid anatomy.
  2. Illustrated stages of embryonic development of Sepioteuthis lessoniana from Segawa, 1987. 5 plates with captions
  3. Illustrated stages of embryonic development of Loligo pealeii from Brooks, 1880. 3 plates, 18 figures. Excellent detailed drawings. NOTE: This is a link to another website. Scroll down to "Literature" and select [The Development of the Squid]

Cuttlefish

  1. A simple generic drawing of cuttlefish anatomy.
  2. Tompsett's (1939) detailed illustrations of the anatomy and morphology of Sepia officinalis. 24 plates, 81 figures with figure captions. 

Nautilus

  1. A simple generic drawing of Nautilus anatomy.

Generic Cephalopod Illustrations

  1. A simple generic drawing of the cephalopod circulatory system  
  2. A simple generic drawing of an octopod nervous system

Distribution of squids by depth off the coast of Texas