Cirroctopus | |
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Preserved octopus of genus Cirroctopus found near the Antarctic Peninsula | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Octopoda |
Suborder: | Cirrata |
Family: |
Cirroctopodidae Collins & Villenueva, 2006 |
Genus: |
Cirroctopus Naef, 1923 [1] |
Type species | |
Cirroctopus mawsoni (
Berry, 1917)
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Species | |
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Cirroctopus is a genus of four species of octopuses within the monotypic family Cirroctopodidae. Members of this genus have larger fins than other cirrate octopuses, and tend to be more muscular. [2] They are found in the southern hemisphere, where they live at depths of over 300m. [3]