Friday Squid Blogging: Vampire Squid Genome
Published: (December 5, 2025 at 05:06 PM EST)
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Source: Schneier on Security
Source: Schneier on Security
Key Findings
The vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) has the largest cephalopod genome ever sequenced: more than 11 billion base pairs. That’s more than twice as large as the biggest squid genomes.
It’s technically not a squid: “The vampire squid is a fascinating twig tenaciously hanging onto the cephalopo…