Cirrate Octopus
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Description
A Cirrate Octopus swimming above the seafloor. This is most likely Cirroteuthis muelleri as this is the most common species in the area. This identification was suggested for this clip by Martin Collins and Mike Vecchione.
| Item Type: | Video |
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| Title: | Cirrate Octopus |
| Creator(s): | Curry, Rob |
| Identification: | Jones, Daniel |
| Date: | 01 March 2009 |
| Time: | 10 am |
| Copyright: | SERPENT project |
| Classification: | Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca (Molluscs) > Class Cephalopoda (Octopus & Squids) > Octopoda (Octopus) > Cirroteuthiidae (Cirrate Octopus) |
| Species: | Cirroteuthiidae |
| Behaviour: | Swimming above the seafloor |
| Site: | Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Rosebank North Sea > West of Shetland > Rosebank |
| Site Description: | Seafloor |
| Depth (m): | 1186 |
| Latitude: | 61 deg 08' 27" N |
| Longitude: | 3 deg 40' 20" W |
| Countries: | UK > West of Shetland |
| Habitat: | Seafloor |
| Rig: | Stena carron |
| Project Partners: | Chevron, Stena Drilling, Oceaneering |
| ROV: | Oceaneering Magnum |
| Keywords: | Cirrate Octopus |
| Deposited By: | Mr Rob Curry |
| Deposited On: | 23 November 2009 |
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