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Cirroctopus
Sign in to saveCirroctopus 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. They are found in the southern hemisphere, where they live at depths of over 300m.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassCephalopoda
- OrderOctopoda
- FamilyCirroctopodidae
Cirroctopus is een geslacht van weekdieren uit de familie van de Cirroctopodidae. Soorten Cirroctopus antarcticus (Kubodera & Okutani, 1986) Cirroctopus glacialis (Robson, 1930) Cirroctopus hochbergi O'Shea, 1999 Cirroctopus mawsoni (Berry, 1917)
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Cirroctopodidae
- Collections
- YPM, TMAG
- Recorded in
- Antarctica
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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. They are found in the southern hemisphere, where they live at depths of over 300m.
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