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Genus of octopuses

Grimpella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Genus: Grimpella
Robson, 1928
Species: G. thaumastocheir
Binomial name
Grimpella thaumastocheir
Robson, 1928

Grimpella thaumastocheir, the velvet octopus, is the only species in the monotypic genus Grimpella, in the family Octopodidae. This species has a typical body length of 200 mm. It is found in offshore waters and is endemic to the seas off southeastern and southwestern Australia.

References

  1. ^ Julian Finn (2017). "Grimpella thaumastocheir Robson, 1928". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. "Grimpella thaumastocheir Robson, 1928 Velvet Octopus". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. "Octopodidae - Bathypolypodinae: Grimpella thaumastocheir Robson, 1928 ('velvet octopus')". Molluscs of Tasmania. Taroona Scientific. 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
Taxon identifiers
Grimpella
Grimpella thaumastocheir
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