Opisthoteuthis

<i>Opisthoteuthis</i>

Opisthoteuthis

Genus of octopuses

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

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Behavior

Like other cirrates, octopuses in Opisthoteuthis are generally small, and many dwell in the deep sea. They have cirri on their arms, internal shells to support their bodies, and muscular fins for steering.[3] Like octopuses of Grimpoteuthis, opisthoteuthids have been seen resting or crawling on the seafloor.[4]

Species

These 24 species have been placed in Opisthoteuthis:[1]

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Note:

  1. A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Opisthoteuthis.

References

  1. [1]
    Philippe Bouchet (2018). "Opisthoteuthis Verrill, 1883". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  2. [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.
  3. [3]
    Mangold, Katharina M.; Vecchione, Michael; Young, Richard E. (2016). "Cirrata". Tree of Life Web Project.
  4. [4]
    Gibson, R. N.; Atkinson, R. J. A.; Gordon, J. D. M. (2006). Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, Volume 44. CRC Press. p. 316. ISBN 9781420006391.
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