Opisthoteuthis

Opisthoteuthis
Opisthoteuthis sp. hovering in an exhibit at Monterey Bay Aquarium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Cephalopoda
Order:Octopoda
Family:Opisthoteuthidae
Genus:Opisthoteuthis
Verrill, 1883[1]
Type species
Opisthoteuthis agassizii
Verrill, 1883
Synonyms

Cirroteuthopsis Grimpe, 1920

Opisthoteuthis is a genus of cirrate octopuses, sometimes known as flapjack octopuses which are found in all the world's oceans.[2]

Species

The following species have been placed in Opisthoteuthis:[1]

  • Opisthoteuthis agassizii Verrill, 1883
  • Opisthoteuthis albatrossi (Sasaki, 1920)
  • Opisthoteuthis borealis Collins, 2005
  • Opisthoteuthis bruuni (Voss, 1982)
  • Opisthoteuthis californiana Berry, 1949
  • Opisthoteuthis calypso Villanueva, Collins, Sánchez & Voss, 2002
  • Opisthoteuthis chathamensis O'Shea, 1999
  • Opisthoteuthis depressa Ijima & Ikeda, 1895
  • Opisthoteuthis dongshaensis C. C. Lu, 2010
  • Opisthoteuthis extensa Thiele, 1915
  • Opisthoteuthis grimaldii (Joubin, 1903)
  • Opisthoteuthis hardyi Villanueva, Collins, Sánchez & Voss, 2002
  • Opisthoteuthis japonica Taki, 1962
  • Opisthoteuthis massyae (Grimpe, 1920)
  • Opisthoteuthis medusoides Thiele, 1915
  • Opisthoteuthis mero O'Shea, 1999
  • Opisthoteuthis persephone Berry, 1918
  • Opisthoteuthis philipii Oommen, 1976
  • Opisthoteuthis pluto Berry, 1918
  • Opisthoteuthis robsoni O'Shea, 1999

References

  1. 1 2 Philippe Bouchet (2018). "Opisthoteuthis Verrill, 1883". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Patrizia Jereb; Clyde F.E. Roper; Mark D. Norman; Julian K. Finn, eds. (2016). "Cephalopds of the World An Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Cephalopods species known to date Volume 3 Octopods and Vampire Squids" (PDF). Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Rome. ISBN 9789251079898.
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