The vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis, lit. 'vampire squid from hell') is a small cephalopod found throughout temperate and tropical oceans in extreme deep sea conditions.[2] The vampire squid uses its bioluminescent organs and its unique oxygen metabolism to thrive in the parts of the ocean with the lowest concentrations of oxygen. It has two long retractile filaments, located between the first two pairs of arms on its dorsal side,[3] which distinguish it from both octopuses and squids, and places it in its own order, Vampyromorphida, although its closest relatives are octopods. As a phylogenetic relict, it is the only known surviving member of its order.[4]
The first specimens were collected on the Valdivia Expedition and were originally described as an octopus in 1903 by German teuthologist Carl Chun, but later assigned to a new order together with several extinct taxa.
accepted that Sepiidae cuttlefish are a kind of squid, then the squids, excluding the vampiresquid, form a clade as illustrated. Orders are shown in...
published in July 2009, Matt Taibbi characterized Goldman Sachs as a "great vampiresquid" sucking money instead of blood, allegedly engineering "every major...
the octopuses and the vampiresquid. All living members of Octopodiformes have eight arms, either lacking the two tentacles of squid (as is the case in octopuses)...
resemble octopuses (their closest relatives), but are often called vampiresquids. Unlike octopuses, their eight arms are united by a web of skin, and...
mass of the ommastrephid squid Todarodes pacificus Deep-sea squid mom carries dazzling pearl-like string of eggs Vampiresquid reproductive strategy is...
Vampyroteuthidae is a family of vampyromorph cephalopods containing the extant vampiresquid, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, and the extinct genera Necroteuthis, Provampyroteuthis...
extant groups: Decapodiformes (squid, cuttlefish, and relatives) and Octopodiformes (octopuses and the vampiresquid). Species within this group exist...
became known for his brazen style, having branded Goldman Sachs a "vampiresquid" in a 2009 article. His work often has drawn comparisons to the gonzo...
same as modern vampiresquid. Retractile filaments that is known from modern vampiresquid is not known in Vampyronassa. Like vampiresquid, Vampyronassa...
are active predators (with the possible exceptions of the bigfin squid and vampiresquid). Their need to locate and capture their prey has likely been the...
(0.035 oz) at maturity, while the giant squid can exceed 10 metres (33 ft) in length and the colossal squid weighs close to half a tonne (1,100 lb),...
basal member of the Vampyropoda, less closely related to octopus or vampiresquid than either of the two groups are to each other. A phylogenetic analysis...
cephalopods (including squid, bobtail squid, cuttlefish, and Spirula) as well as in the eight-limbed cirrate octopuses and vampiresquid. Many extinct cephalopod...
deep sea expeditions and was a part of the team that first filmed the vampiresquid and the nautilus. Mike deGruy was attacked on April 2, 1978, by a grey...
lonely pilot fish that is hungry for action. 28 28 "Octonauts and the VampireSquid" Kwazii 8 December 2010 (2010-12-08) 5 June 2011 When Peso goes on a...
meltdown of the time. He famously described Goldman Sachs as "a great vampiresquid". In December 2009, the Los Angeles Times reported that the owners of...
Griftopia: Bubble Machines, VampireSquids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America is a 2010 book by American political journalist Matt Taibbi about...
blue-bill duck has the longest penis in relation to its body size. The vampiresquid has the largest eyes of any animal relative to its size. The kiwi lays...
are longer and thinner with suckers only at their club-like ends. The vampiresquid (Vampyroteuthis) also lacks tentacles but has sensory filaments. The...
published in July 2009, Matt Taibbi characterized Goldman Sachs as a "great vampiresquid" sucking money instead of blood, allegedly engineering "every major...
(Alloposidae, Argonautidae, Ocythoidae and Tremoctopodidae), and the vampiresquid. Suborder Incirrina Superfamily Argonautoidea Superfamily Octopodoidea...
Cephalopoden in which Chun describes the vampiresquid Vampyroteuthis infernalis the scientific name meaning "the vampiresquid from hell". The type specimen was...
Octopodiformes Family †Trachyteuthididae (incertae sedis) Order Vampyromorphida: vampiresquid Order Octopoda: octopus Superorder Palaeoteuthomorpha Order †Boletzkyida...
later studies considered to be more closely related to octopus and vampiresquid. The family Sepiidae, which contains all cuttlefish, inhabits tropical...
November 2016. Aronoff, Kate (26 June 2020). "Is BlackRock the New VampireSquid?". The New Republic. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved...
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