Grimpoteuthis sp.
Description
This cirrate octopod is a likely Grimpoteuthis sp but it is not possible to identify with confidence a specimen is required to count suckers and dissect out the shell. Other possible identifications include: Cryptoteuthis and Luteuthis: http://tolweb.org/Luteuthis/20105 http://tolweb.org/Cryptoteuthis_brevibracchiata/121985)but
| Item Type: | Image |
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| Title: | Grimpoteuthis sp. |
| Creator(s): | Gates, A. |
| Identification: | Vecchione, M |
| Date: | 27 January 2013 |
| Time: | 23:17 |
| Copyright: | SERPENT |
| Classification: | Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca (Molluscs) > Class Cephalopoda (Octopus & Squids) > Octopoda (Octopus) |
| Species: | Grimpoteuthis sp. |
| Behaviour: | Moving slowly over the seabed. Video available on SERPENT Project You Tube Channel: https://youtu.be/3N_QWaJIgUY |
| Site: | Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa |
| Site Description: | Seafloor |
| Depth (m): | 1144 |
| Countries: | East Africa > Tanzania |
| Habitat: | Benthic boundary |
| Substratum: | Deep-sea mud |
| Rig: | Deep Sea Metro I |
| Project Partners: | BG Group, Oceaneering |
| ROV: | Millenium 113 |
| Keywords: | Grimpoteuthis Cirrate octopod Tanzania Indian Ocean |
| Deposited By: | Dr Andrew Gates |
| Deposited On: | 09 March 2018 |
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