Cephalopod limb

All cephalopods possess flexible limbs extending from their heads and surrounding their beaks. These appendages, which function as muscular hydrostats, have been variously termed arms, legs or tentacles.

Arm of Illex illecebrosus with two rows of suckers along its length

Tentacle of Illex illecebrosus with a distal tentacular club (right)

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