DSG - Muusoctopus robustus

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Muusoctopus robustus Alternate names: Benthoctopus robustus Author: Voss and Pearcy, 1990 MBARI 2002: T421-09 Click here for a larger image. Senescent male (copulatory organ at the tip of the thirt right arm). MBARI 2005: T884-07 Click here for a larger image. MBARI 2004: T747-03 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Mollusca (phylum) Cephalopoda (class) Coleoidea (subclass) Octopodiformes (superorder) Octopoda (order) Incirrata (suborder) Octopodidae (family) Enteroctopodidae (family) Muusoctopus (genus) Muusoctopus robustus (species) Description General: Two sucker rows, massive mantle but small head, medium to short arms, smooth skin, small eyes; eyes do not protrude, when seen in males the ligula is pointy. Geographic Information Published depth range: 1200 - 3850 m Habitat description: Benthic. Additional Information Consulting taxonomist: Janet Voight, Associate Curator, Invertebrates, The Field Museum. References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Coan, E., D. Eernisse, F.G. Hochberg, A. Scheltema, P. Valentich-Scott, and R. Shimek (1996). Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel: The Mollusca Part 1- Aplacophora, Polyplacophora, Scaphopoda, Bivalvia, and Cephalopoda. Science Applications International Corportation, San Diego, CA. 80 pp. Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Muusoctopus robustus (Voss and Pearcy, 1990) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Muusoctopus%20robustus. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-19.
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