Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Cephalopoda
Subclassis: Coleoidea
Cohors: Neocoleoidea
Superordo: Octopodiformes
Ordo: Octopoda
Subordo: Incirrina
Familia: Amphitretidae
Genus: Amphitretus
Name
Amphitretidae Hoyle, 1886
Vernacular names
References
W.E. Hoyle: Report on the Cephalopoda. Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76, Zoology 16(44):1-245 (1886)
Amphitretidae is a family of mesopelagic octopods which contains three subfamilies, formerly classified as families in their own right. It is classified in the superfamily Octopodoidea. Species in the family Amphipetridae are characterised by having a single row of suckers on each arm (uniserial suckers), a gelatinous body and non hemispherical eyes.[2]
Taxonomy
There are three subfamilies within Amphipetridae:
Subfamily Amphitretinae Hoyle, 1886
Genus Amphitretus Hoyle, 1885
Subfamily Bolitaeninae Chun, 1911
Genus Bolitaena Steenstrup, 1859
Genus Japetella Hoyle, 1885
Genus Dorsopsis Thore, 1949 (taxon inquirendum)
Subfamily Vitreledonellinae Robson, 1932
Genus Vitreledonella Joubin, 1918
References
Philippe Bouchet (2013). "Amphitretidae Hoyle, 1886". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
"Amphitretidae". Tree of Life. 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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