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Genus of octopuses

Opisthoteuthis
Opisthoteuthis agassizii in the Gulf of Mexico in 2019
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Opisthoteuthidae
Genus: Opisthoteuthis
Verrill, 1883
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.

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. Like octopuses of Grimpoteuthis, opisthoteuthids have been seen resting or crawling on the seafloor.

Species

These 24 species have been placed in Opisthoteuthis:

Scientific name Authority IUCN Red List Status Picture
Opisthoteuthis agassizii Verrill, 1883 DD
Opisthoteuthis albatrossi (Sasaki, 1920) DD
Opisthoteuthis borealis Collins, 2005 DD
Opisthoteuthis bruuni (Voss, 1982) DD
Opisthoteuthis californiana Berry, 1949 DD
Opisthoteuthis calypso Villanueva, Collins, Sánchez & Voss, 2002 VU
Opisthoteuthis chathamensis O'Shea, 1999 CR
Opisthoteuthis depressa Ijima & Ikeda, 1895 DD
Opisthoteuthis dongshaensis C. C. Lu, 2010 DD
Opisthoteuthis extensa Thiele, 1915 DD
Opisthoteuthis grimaldii (Joubin, 1903) DD
Opisthoteuthis hardyi Villanueva, Collins, Sánchez & Voss, 2002 DD
Opisthoteuthis japonica Taki, 1962 DD
Opisthoteuthis kerberos Verhoeff, 2024
Opisthoteuthis massyae (Grimpe, 1920) VU
Opisthoteuthis medusoides Thiele, 1915 DD
Opisthoteuthis mero O'Shea, 1999 EN
Opisthoteuthis persephone Berry, 1918 DD
Opisthoteuthis philipii Oommen, 1976 DD
Opisthoteuthis pluto Berry, 1918 DD
Opisthoteuthis robsoni O'Shea, 1999 DD

Note:

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

References

  1. 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.
  3. Mangold, Katharina M.; Vecchione, Michael; Young, Richard E. (2016). "Cirrata". Tree of Life Web Project.
  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.
  5. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Opisthoteuthis A. E. Verrill, 1883". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-12-07.

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Taxon identifiers
Opisthoteuthis
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