Cirroteuthis sp., Dumbo Octopus
Description
Commonly observed in the deep sea, for instance in the Faroe- Shetland Channel. Cirrotheuthis swim by flapping their lateral fins hence their common name ‘Dumbo Octopus’. From our observations it seems likely they feed on small benthic organisms.
| Item Type: | Image |
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| Title: | Cirroteuthis sp., Dumbo Octopus |
| Creator(s): | MacLean, M |
| Identification: | Kröger, K |
| Date: | 03 December 2010 |
| Time: | 15:17:27 |
| Copyright: | SERPENT project |
| Classification: | Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca (Molluscs) > Class Cephalopoda (Octopus & Squids) > Octopoda (Octopus) > Cirroteuthiidae (Cirrate Octopus) |
| Species: | Cirroteuthis sp. |
| Behaviour: | Swimming |
| Site: | Atlantic > Norwegian > Dalsnuten |
| Site Description: | Seafloor |
| Depth (m): | 1452 |
| Latitude: | 66 deg 34' 33" N |
| Longitude: | 3 deg 32' 46" E |
| Countries: | Norway > Norwegian Sector |
| Habitat: | Benthic |
| Substratum: | Deep-sea mud |
| Rig: | Aker Barents |
| Project Partners: | Shell, Aker Drilling, Oceaneering |
| ROV: | Magnum 142 |
| Keywords: | Atlantic Norway Dalsnuten Dumbo Octopus Cirroteuthis sp. |
| Deposited By: | Miss Moira MacLean |
| Deposited On: | 23 February 2011 |
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