Rank Species Subclass Coleoidea | Suborder Oegopsina Scientific name Grimalditeuthis bonplandi Higher classification Grimalditeuthis Order Squid | |
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Genus GrimalditeuthisL. Joubin, 1898 Similar Squid, Chiroteuthis, Mastigoteuthis, Chtenopteryx, Asperoteuthis | ||
Grimalditeuthis bonplandi a deep sea squid with tentacle tips that swim on their own
Grimalditeuthis bonplandi is a squid named after the Grimaldi family, reigning house of Monaco. Prince Albert I of Monaco was an amateur teuthologist who pioneered the study of deep sea squids by collecting the 'precious regurgitations' of sperm whales. The specific name bonplandi refers to the French scientist Aimé Bonpland.
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- Grimalditeuthis bonplandi a deep sea squid with tentacle tips that swim on their own
- Two grimalditeuthis bonplandi specimens observed in the gulf of mexico
- References
Two grimalditeuthis bonplandi specimens observed in the gulf of mexico
References
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