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Cirrothauma is a
genus of deep
water octopuses from the
cirrate family Cirroteuthidae. The
species Cirrothauma are fragile,
gelatinous deep-sea octopods...
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Cirrothauma murrayi, the
blind cirrate octopus, is a
nearly blind octopus whose eyes can
sense light, but not form images. It has been
found worldwide...
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Cirrothauma magna, also
known as the big-eye jellyhead, is a
species of deep-sea
cirrate octopus that has been
found in the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific...
- 1838
Genus Cirrothauma Chun, 1911
Cirrothauma magna (Hoyle, 1885)
Cirrothauma murrayi Chun, 1911:
often known as the
blind cirrate.
Cirrothauma hoylei (Robson...
- (containing Cirroctopus)
Family Cirroteuthidae (containing Cirroteuthis, &
Cirrothauma)
Family Stauroteuthidae (containing Stauroteuthis)
Family uncertain:...
- ISBN 978-1420006391. Aldred, R. G.; Nixon, M.; Young, J. Z. (1983). "
Cirrothauma murrayi Chun, a
finned octopod".
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal...
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scientifically described (in 1836). It is
closely related to the
genus Cirrothauma within the
family Cirroteuthidae. At
present the
genus contains a single...
- morphology:
Cirroteuthidae Cirroteuthis — saddle-shaped, with
large wings Cirrothauma — butterfly-shaped
Opisthoteuthidae Cirroctopus — V-shaped,
lateral wings...
- 1880
Bathyraja murrayi Günther, 1880
Bythotiara murrayi Günther, 1903
Cirrothauma murrayi Chun, 1911
Culeolus murrayi Herdman, 1881
Deltocyathus murrayi...
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reach a
large size, with the
largest captured specimen likely being a
Cirrothauma magna of 1.7 m (5.6 ft)
total length and 33 cm (13 in)
mantle length...
