Grimpoteuthis imperator | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Octopoda |
Family: | Grimpoteuthidae |
Genus: | Grimpoteuthis |
Species: | G. imperator
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Binomial name | |
Grimpoteuthis imperator Ziegler & Sagorny, 2021
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Grimpoteuthis imperator, also known as the 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 Seamounts in the north Pacific off the coast of Japan in 2021. It was found at depths of 3900–4400m.[1] The species was described using non-invasive methods such as CT scan and 3D imaging to preserve the only known specimen but to still be able to describe the species.[2]