Grimpoteuthis

Description

General: Compare with Opsithoteuthis. Relatively long fins (used for robust swimming), elongate mantle and body. Species appear to be associated with the deep ocean floor in all oceans of the world.

Geographic Information

Ocean range (global): Cosmopolitan.

Habitat description: Benthic, demersal.

Additional Information

Consulting taxonomist: Stephanie Bush.

References

Encyclopedia of Life

Tree of Life

World Register of Marine Species

National Center for Biotechnology Information

Collins, M.A. and R. Villanueva (2006). Taxonomy, Ecology and Behaviour of the Cirrate Octopods. In: Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, edited by R. N. Gibson, R. J. A. Atkinson, and J. D. M. Gordon. Taylor & Francis Group,New York, 277-322.