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Umbrella octopuses (family
Opisthoteuthidae) are a
group of
pelagic octopuses.
Umbrella octopuses are
characterized by a web of skin
between the arms,...
- paraphyletic, i.e. it is not a
single clade. Instead, a
clade containing Opisthoteuthidae and
Cirroctopodidae is
sister to the Octopodida,
while a
clade containing...
- fins.
These fins are
proportionally much
larger than in the
related Opisthoteuthidae, and
allow for much
stronger swimming using the fins
alone (unlike...
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Animalia Phylum:
Mollusca class:
Cephalopoda Order:
Octopoda Family:
Opisthoteuthidae Genus:
Opisthoteuthis Species: O. californiana
Binomial name Opisthoteuthis...
- "First in situ
observation of
Cephalopoda at
hadal depths (Octopoda:
Opisthoteuthidae: Grimpoteuthis sp.)".
Marine Biology. 167. article 82. doi:10.1007/s00227-020-03701-1...
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Cirroteuthis — saddle-shaped, with
large wings Cirrothauma — butterfly-shaped
Opisthoteuthidae Cirroctopus — V-shaped,
lateral wings tapering to fine
points Cryptoteuthis...
- (incertae sedis)
Suborder Cirrina:
finned deep-sea
octopus Family Opisthoteuthidae:
umbrella octopus Family Cirroteuthidae Family Stauroteuthidae Suborder...
- "First in situ
observation of
Cephalopoda at
hadal depths (Octopoda:
Opisthoteuthidae:
Grimpoteuthis sp.)".
Marine Biology. 167 (82). Bibcode:2020MarBi.167...
- been done by Piertney, who used
ribosomal DNA
sequencing to
place the
Opisthoteuthidae as a
sister family of Grimpoteuthis, Luteuthis, and Cryptoteuthis....
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Animalia Phylum:
Mollusca class:
Cephalopoda Order:
Octopoda Family:
Opisthoteuthidae Genus:
Opisthoteuthis Species: O. calypso
Binomial name Opisthoteuthis...
