and anti-hypertensive and anti-retroviral activity. Other uses for cephalopod ink include writing, drawing, and painting uses along with potential cosmetic uses. Similar to cuttlefish meat, the ink is also commonly used in the food industry for both its flavour and as a food dye. Taxonomy It is unknown where the type specimen of S. officinalis was collected, as the location is given simply as "Oceano". It is deposited in the Linnean Society of London. Sepia officinalis jurujubai Oliveira, 1940, originally described as a subspecies of the common cuttlefish, is a junior synonym of Sepioteuthis sepioidea. See also Cuttlebone Cephalopod size European squid References Further reading External links Taxa Associated with the Family Sepiidae Keferstein, 1866 Cuttlefish Molluscs described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Edible molluscs Marine molluscs of Europe Cephalopods of Europe