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===Mollusks=== * [[Caribbean reef squid]] have been shown to communicate using a variety of color, shape, and texture changes. Squid are capable of rapid changes in skin color and pattern through [[nervous system]] control of [[chromatophore]]s.<ref name="cephalopod1">{{cite journal | pmid = 5700268 | year = 1968 | last1 = Cloney | first1 = RA | last2 = Florey | first2 = E | title = Ultrastructure of cephalopod chromatophore organs | volume = 89 | issue = 2 | pages = 250β80 | journal = Zeitschrift fΓΌr Zellforschung und Mikroskopische Anatomie | doi=10.1007/BF00347297| s2cid = 26566732 }}</ref> In addition to [[camouflage]] and appearing larger in the face of a threat, squid use color, patterns, and flashing to communicate with one another in various courtship rituals. Caribbean reef squid can send one message via color patterns to a squid on their right, while they send another message to a squid on their left.<ref name="wood">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecephalopodpage.org/Ssepioidea.php |title=Sepioteuthis sepioidea; Caribbean Reef squid |publisher=The Cephalopod Page |access-date=2013-05-19}}</ref><ref name="Byrne">Byrne, R.A., U. Griebel, J.B. Wood & J.A. Mather 2003. {{cite web|url=http://www.ulrikegriebel.com/images/ByrneBerlinSquid-Paper.pdf |title=Squids say it with skin: a graphic model for skin displays in Caribbean Reef Squid. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704193811/http://www.ulrikegriebel.com/images/ByrneBerlinSquid-Paper.pdf |archive-date=2007-07-04 }} {{small|(3.86 MB)}} ''Berliner Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen'' '''3''': 29β35.</ref>
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