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Benthoctopus

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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.

Contents

Benthoctopus dissection


Species

New species are being described at a rate of approximately 1–2 per year on average.

Benthoctopus Real Monstrosities Benthoctopus

  • Benthoctopus abruptus
  • Benthoctopus berryi
  • Benthoctopus canthylus
  • Benthoctopus clyderoperi
  • Benthoctopus ergasticus
  • Benthoctopus eureka (= B. hyadesi; tentatively placed here)
  • Benthoctopus fuscus (nomen dubium)
  • Benthoctopus hokkaidensis
  • Benthoctopus januarii – January octopus
  • Benthoctopus karubar
  • Benthoctopus leioderma – smoothskin octopus
  • Benthoctopus levis
  • Benthoctopus longibrachus
  • Benthoctopus lothei (nomen dubium)
  • Benthoctopus macrophallus
  • Benthoctopus magellanicus (nomen dubium; tentatively placed here)
  • Benthoctopus oregonae
  • Benthoctopus oregonensis
  • Benthoctopus piscatorum
  • Benthoctopus profundorum
  • Benthoctopus pseudonymus (nomen dubium)
  • Benthoctopus rigbyae
  • Benthoctopus robustus
  • Benthoctopus sibiricus
  • Benthoctopus tangaroa
  • Benthoctopus tegginmathae
  • Benthoctopus thielei
  • Benthoctopus yaquinae
  • Benthoctopus sp. A "Villarroel et al. 2001"
  • Benthoctopus sp. B "Villarroel et al. 2001"
  • Benthoctopus cf. januarii "Nesis 1973" (may be B. januarii or B. longibrachus)

    • Benthoctopus Octopoda

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    References

    Benthoctopus Wikipedia
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