Stauroteuthis
Stauroteuthis is a genus of deepwater cirrate octopus, a cephalopod mollusk. This is the only genus in the family Stauroteuthidae, and only three species have been described in this genus.
Species
Balloon Octopus
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassCephalopoda
- OrderOctopoda
- FamilyStauroteuthidae
Habitatmarine
Observations10
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Stauroteuthis is a genus of deepwater cirrate octopus, a cephalopod mollusk. This is the only genus in the family Stauroteuthidae, and only three species have been described in this genus.
The organisms live below water depth; although sometimes found as deep as underwater, they generally live at a water depth of around . They do not possess a radula.