AnAge entry for Sepia officinalis
Classification (HAGRID: 04651)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Sepiida
Family: Sepiidae
Genus: Sepia
- Species
- Sepia officinalis
- Common name
- Common cuttlefish
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Studies have shown that these cephalopods have lower antioxidative capacity, when compared with other species. Furthermore, while the activity of both superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) was detected to increase with age, catalase activity declined with age [1457].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1457] Zielinski and P?rtner (2000), Oxidative stress and antioxidative defense in cephalopods: a function of metabolic rate or age? (PubMed)
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- ITIS 82363
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