Stauroteuthis gilchristi

Stauroteuthis gilchristi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Stauroteuthidae
Genus: Stauroteuthis
Species:
S. gilchristi
Binomial name
Stauroteuthis gilchristi
(Robson, 1924)[2]
Synonyms
  • Chunioteuthis gilchristi
    (Robson, 1924)[2]
  • Cirroteuthis gilchristi
    Robson, 1924

Stauroteuthis gilchristi is a species of small pelagic octopus found at great depths in the south Atlantic Ocean. It is believed to be one of a very small number of octopuses to exhibit bioluminescence, like its sister taxon Stauroteuthis syrtensis.[3]

  1. ^ Lyons, G.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Stauroteuthis gilchristi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163328A998805. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T163328A998805.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Stauroteuthis gilchristi (Robson, 1924) World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
  3. ^ Johnsen, S.; E.J. Balser; E.C. Fisher; E.A. Widder (1999). "Bioluminescence in the deep-sea cirrate octopod Stauroteuthis syrtensis Verrill (Mollusca: Cephalopoda)" (PDF). The Biological Bulletin. 197 (1): 26–39. doi:10.2307/1542994. JSTOR 1542994. PMID 28296499. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-05.