Teuthology is the study of cephalopods. It is a branch of malacology, the study of molluscs, in marine zoology. Someone who studies teuthology is known as a teuthologist.

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"Being successful as a squid biologist requires three main interests."

• 1. Interest in cephalopods
• 2. Interest in the questions this scientist is asking (??)
• 3. Interest in the techniques used to answer any given question

"Working with cephalopods is VERY COMPETITIVE, so you need to make sure you’re building your resume as early as possible. Get research experience any way you can and educate yourself using peer reviewed literature when you’re at the academic level that you can start to understand it."

• wiki teuthologist definition page

"Teuthology (from Greek τεῦθος, "cuttlefish, squid", and -λογία, -logia) is the study of cephalopods."

• cephalopod wiki article

"A cephalopod /ˈsɛfələpɒd/ is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda /sɛfəˈlɒpədə/ (Greek plural κεφαλόποδες, kephalópodes; "head-feet") such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus."