Image of Opisthoteuthidae Verrill 1896
Description:
Description: This cirrate octopod is a Grimpoteuthis sp. It is not possible to identify to species because the specimen is required, in hand, to count suckers and dissect out the shell.
Item Type: Image
Title: Grimpoteuthis sp.
Copyright: SERPENT
Species: Grimpoteuthis sp.
Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa -- Zafarani
Depth (m): 2601
Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania
Habitat: Benthic boundary zone
Rig: Ocean Rig Poseidon
Project Partners: Statoil, Oceaneering
ROV: Millenium 93 and 73
Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates
Deposited On: 19 April 2012
Included On The Following Pages:
- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (Animal)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Spiralia (spiralians)
- Mollusca (molluscs)
- Cephalopoda (cephalopods)
- Coleoidea (coleoids)
- Octopodiformes
- Octopoda (devilfishes)
- Cirrata
- Opisthoteuthidae
- Neocoleoidea
- Grimpoteuthis (Dumbo octopus)
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