Grimpoteuthis megaptera
Grimpoteuthis megaptera | |
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Images of Grimpoteuthis megaptera from 1889. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Octopoda |
Family: | Opisthoteuthidae |
Genus: | Grimpoteuthis |
Species: | G. megaptera |
Binomial name | |
Grimpoteuthis megaptera Verrill, 1885[2] | |
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Grimpoteuthis megaptera is a species of umbrella octopus known from five specimens, collected by Addison Emery Verrill.[3] Between two and three of these specimens may belong to different species.[4]
Description and habitat
![A black-and-white drawing of an octopus.](../I/m/Gmegaptera.jpg)
Grimpoteuthis megaptera
![A drawing of an octopus, showing its arms and beak.](../I/m/GmegapteraOral.jpg)
Oral view of G. megaptera
G. megaptera lives in the Atlantic Ocean off of Martha's Vineyard in the United States. It was found 4,600 meters deep.[4]
Its full length reaches 107 millimeters.[5] Its eyes are small, as are its suckers and cirri.[4]
The octopus' arms and web, when viewed orally, are brown. G. megaptera has yellow suckers and a blue-white mantle and fins. The mantle is spotted with irregular brown-purple markings.[4]
References
- ↑ Allcock, Louise; Lyons, G (2014). "Grimpoteuthis megaptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T163106A973179. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- 1 2 3 Bouchet, Philippe; Cuvelier, Daphne; Rosenberg, Gary. "Grimpoteuthis megaptera". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ↑ "Grimpoteuthis megaptera". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
- 1 2 3 4 Vecchione, Michael; Young, Richard E. "Grimpoteuthis megaptera". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ↑ Jereb, Patrizia; Roper, Clyde F.E.; Norman, Mark D.; Finn, Julian K., eds. (2016). Cephalopods of the World: an Annotated and Illustrated Catalog of Cephalopods Known to Date Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids (PDF). Rome. p. 263. ISBN 978-92-5-107989-8. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
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