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: Cirrina
Familia: Cirroctopodidae
Genus: Cirroctopus
Species: O. agassizii – O. albatrossi – O. bruuni – O. californiana – O. calypso – O. chathamensis – O. depressa – O. extensa – O. grimaldii – O. hardyi – O. japonica – O. massyae – O. medusoides – O. mero – O. persephone – O. philipii – O. pluto – O. robsoni – O. vossi
Name
Opisthoteuthis Verrill, 1883
References
Villanueva, R., Collins, M., Sanchez, P. and N. Voss. 2002: Systematics, distribution and biology of the cirrate octopods of the genus Opisthoteuthis (Mollusca, Cephalopoda) in the Atlantic Ocean, with description of two new species. Bulletin of Marine Science 71 (2):933-985..
O'Shea, Steve. 1999. The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Octopoda (Mollusca: Cephalopoda). NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 112: 280pp.
Opisthoteuthis grimaldii
Opisthoteuthis is a genus of cirrate octopuses, sometimes known as flapjack octopuses, which are found in all the world's oceans.[2]
Behavior
Like other cirrates, octopuses in Opisthoteuthis are generally small, and many dwell in the deep sea. They have cirri on their arms, internal shells to support their bodies, and muscular fins for steering.[3] Like octopuses of Grimpoteuthis, opisthoteuthids have been seen resting or crawling on the seafloor.[4]
Species
These 24 species have been placed in Opisthoteuthis:[1]
Scientific name Authority[a] IUCN Red List Status Picture
Opisthoteuthis agassizii Verrill, 1883 DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis albatrossi (Sasaki, 1920) DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis borealis Collins, 2005 DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis bruuni (Voss, 1982) DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis californiana Berry, 1949 DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis calypso Villanueva, Collins, Sánchez & Voss, 2002 VU IUCN
Opisthoteuthis chathamensis O'Shea, 1999 CR IUCN
Opisthoteuthis depressa Ijima & Ikeda, 1895 DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis dongshaensis C. C. Lu, 2010 DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis extensa Thiele, 1915 DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis grimaldii (Joubin, 1903) DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis hardyi Villanueva, Collins, Sánchez & Voss, 2002 DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis japonica Taki, 1962 DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis massyae (Grimpe, 1920) VU IUCN
Opisthoteuthis medusoides Thiele, 1915 DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis mero O'Shea, 1999 EN IUCN
Opisthoteuthis persephone Berry, 1918 DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis philipii Oommen, 1976 DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis pluto Berry, 1918 DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis robsoni O'Shea, 1999 DD IUCN
Note:
A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Opisthoteuthis.
References
Philippe Bouchet (2018). "Opisthoteuthis Verrill, 1883". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
Patrizia Jereb; Clyde F.E. Roper; Mark D. Norman; Julian K. Finn, eds. (2016). Cephalopds of the World An Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Cephalopods species known to date Volume 3 Octopods and Vampire Squids (PDF). Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Rome. ISBN 9789251079898.
Mangold, Katharina M.; Vecchione, Michael; Young, Richard E. (2016). "Cirrata". Tree of Life Web Project.
Gibson, R. N.; Atkinson, R. J. A.; Gordon, J. D. M. (2006). Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, Volume 44. CRC Press. p. 316. ISBN 9781420006391.
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