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Grimpoteuthis is a
genus of
pelagic cirrate (finned)
octopods known as the
dumbo octopus. The name "dumbo"
originates from
their resemblance to the title...
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octopods that
primarily rely on jet propulsion,
which is less
effective in
cirrates. In cross-section, the fins have
distinct proximal and
distal regions,...
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appears transitional in form
between those of
incirrate octopuses and
other cirrates, and
resembles the
reduced s**** of the Late
Cretaceous Palaeoctopus newboldi...
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distinguished from the
cirrate octopuses by the
absence in the
former of the "cirri"
filaments (found with the suckers) for
which the
cirrates are named, as well...
- when damaged.
Although Opisthoteuthidae are
categorized as
cirrates,
unlike the
other cirrates, they do not have an
intermediate web; rather, they use the...
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Cirroteuthidae is a
family of
pelagic cirrate octopuses comprising at
least five
species in
three genera. The
cirrate octopods have a
unique internal s****...
- suborders, the
Incirrina and the Cirrina. More
recent evidence suggests cirrates are the most
basal species, not a
unique clade. The
incirrate octopuses...
- was
collected in the
Arctic immediately below the sea ice. Like
other cirrates, it has an
internal s****,
muscular fins for swimming, and a web connecting...
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Luteuthis dentatus, also
known as Lu's jellyhead, is a medium-sized
species of
cirrate octopus found in the
southwestern Pacific,
originally described by Steve...
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Stauroteuthis is a
genus of
deepwater cirrate octopus, a
cephalopod mollusk. This is the only
genus in the
family Stauroteuthidae, and only
three species...
