Species of cephalopod known as the flapjack octopus
Flapjack octopus
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Octopoda
Family:
Opisthoteuthidae
Genus:
Opisthoteuthis
Species:
O. californiana
Binomial name
Opisthoteuthis californiana
Berry, 1949[2]
Opisthoteuthis californiana, also known as the flapjack octopus,[3] or flapjack devilfish[4] is a species of umbrella octopus.
^Lyons, G.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Opisthoteuthis californiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163065A968048. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T163065A968048.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^Philippe Bouchet (2018). "Opisthoteuthis californiana Berry, 1949". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
^"Steller Sea Lion and Northern Fur Seal Research: Environmental Impact Statement". 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017 – via Google Books.
^ New Records and Observations on the Flapjack Devilfish, Opisthoteuthis californiana Berry. (1965). Pacific Science, 19, 427–441.
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in Opisthoteuthis: Note: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Opisthoteuthis. Philippe...
that lives in shallow waters around Australia Flapjack octopus (Opisthoteuthiscaliforniana), a deep-sea mollusc Flapjack (plant) (Kalanchoe luciae and Kalanchoe...
specimens. It is similar to Opisthoteuthiscaliforniana; the two may be the same species. It is also similar to Opisthoteuthis japonica. O. albatrossi lives...
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