Scaeurgus
Sign in to saveScaeurgus is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae. The species of this genus are characterized by inhabiting the upper bathyal benthic zone from temperate and tropical latitudes in all major oceans.
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It is catalogued under topics including Cephalopod genera and Octopodidae.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassCephalopoda
- OrderOctopoda
- FamilyOctopodidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 92
- Family
- Octopodidae
- Collections
- NMV, TCWC, USNM, MNHN, UM-RSMAS, AM
- Recorded in
- Australia, India, Indonesia, United States, Nouvelle-Caledonie, Mer De Corail
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Scaeurgus is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae. The species of this genus are characterized by inhabiting the upper bathyal benthic zone from temperate and tropical latitudes in all major oceans.
==Species== Scaeurgus jumeau Norman, Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 2005 Scaeurgus nesisi Norman, Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 2005 Scaeurgus patagiatus Berry, 1913 Scaeurgus tuber Norman, Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 2005 Scaeurgus unicirrhus (Delle Chiaje, 1839-41 in Férussac and D'Orbigny, 1834–1848) - Atlantic Warty Octopus or Unihorn Octopus
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