Kingdom Animalia Family Octopodidae Scientific name Benthoctopus Rank Genus | Class Cephalopoda Subfamily Bathypolypodinae Phylum Mollusca Order Octopus | |
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Similar Octopus, Bathypolypus, Graneledone, Pareledone, Pteroctopus |
Cephalopod video benthoctopus
Benthoctopus is a genus of octopuses comprising around 25 species. It is thus the most species-rich genus of the deep-sea subfamily Bathypolypodinae. They seem to occur worldwide, and most specimens have been brought up from depths of 200-3,000 m.
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Benthoctopus dissection
Species
New species are being described at a rate of approximately 1–2 per year on average.



References
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