Grimpoteuthis megaptera a representative of its family illustrating the well developed fins and arm webbing.
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Octopoda
Suborder:
Cirrina
Family:
Grimpoteuthidae O'Shea, 1999
Type genus
Grimpoteuthis
Genera
Grimpoteuthis Cryptoteuthis Luteuthis
Grimpoteuthidae are a family of bentho-pelagic octopuses, comprising three currently accepted genera. They have extensive arm webbing and relatively large fins allowing for powerful fin swimming.
Grimpoteuthidae are a family of bentho-pelagic octopuses, comprising three currently accepted genera. They have extensive arm webbing and relatively large...
Opisthoteuthis. A new family, Grimpoteuthididae (alternatively spelled Grimpoteuthidae), has been proposed to accommodate Grimpoteuthis and those of genera...
Marine Species (Cirroteuthidae, Stauroteuthidae, Opisthoteuthidae, Grimpoteuthidae, and Cirroctopodidae), with these groups also recognized in recent...
2018. Collins, Martin A. (2003). "The genus Grimpoteuthis (Octopoda: Grimpoteuthidae) in the north-east Atlantic, with descriptions of three new species"...
(genera Grimpoteuthis, Luteuthis, and Cryptoteuthis form the family Grimpoteuthidae). Genus Opisthoteuthis Opisthoteuthis agassizii Verrill, 1883 Opisthoteuthis...
Emperor Dumbo octopus, is a species of deep-sea octopus in the family Grimpoteuthidae. The species is known from a single male specimen found in the Emperor...
Collins, Martin (1 September 2003). "The genus Grimpoteuthis (Octopoda: Grimpoteuthidae) in the north-east Atlantic, with descriptions of three new species"...
Grimpoteuthis angularis is a species of octopus in the family Grimpoteuthidae. It was first described by Tristan J Verhoeff and Steve O'Shea in 2022,...
northwestern Atlantic Ocean, at 1,963 meters deep. Like other members of Grimpoteuthidae, it could be demersal. Specifically, the Grimpoteuthis Plena was found...
Martin A. (September 9, 2003). "The genus Grimpoteuthis (Octopoda: Grimpoteuthidae) in the north-east Atlantic, with descriptions of three new species"...
monotypic genus Cryptoteuthis one of the cirrate octopuses of the family Grimpoteuthidae, the umbrella octopuses. It is known from a single specimen which was...
a small genus of cirrate octopuses currently placed in the family Grimpoteuthidae. There are two species classified in this genus one from waters west...
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