Biology:Grimpoteuthis megaptera
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Short description: Species of octopus
| Grimpoteuthis megaptera | |
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| Images of Grimpoteuthis megaptera from 1889. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Grimpoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Grimpoteuthis |
| Species: | G. megaptera
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| Binomial name | |
| Grimpoteuthis megaptera Verrill, 1885[2]
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Grimpoteuthis megaptera is a species of octopus known from five specimens, collected by Addison Emery Verrill.[1] Between two and three of these specimens may belong to different species.[3]
Description and habitat
Grimpoteuthis megaptera lives in the Atlantic Ocean off of Martha's Vineyard in the United States. It was found 4,600 meters deep.[3]
Its full length reaches 107 millimeters.[4] Its eyes are small, as are its suckers and cirri.[3]
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.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lyons, G.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Grimpoteuthis megaptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T163106A973179. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T163106A973179.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/163106/973179. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bouchet, Philippe; Cuvelier, Daphne; Rosenberg, Gary. "Grimpoteuthis megaptera". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157020. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Vecchione, Michael; Young, Richard E.. "Grimpoteuthis megaptera". http://tolweb.org/Grimpoteuthis_megaptera/20125. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ↑ Jereb, Patrizia; Roper, Clyde F.E.; Norman, Mark D. et al., eds (2016). Cephalopods of the World: an Annotated and Illustrated Catalog of Cephalopods Known to Date Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. Rome. p. 263. ISBN 978-92-5-107989-8. http://www.fao.org/3/a-i3489e.pdf. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q1895085 entry
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