Stauroteuthis syrtensis

Glowing sucker octopus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Stauroteuthidae
Genus: Stauroteuthis
Species:
S. syrtensis
Binomial name
Stauroteuthis syrtensis
Synonyms
  • Chunioteuthis ebersbachii Grimpe, 1916

Stauroteuthis syrtensis, also known as the glowing sucker octopus or bioluminescent octopus, is a species of small pelagic octopus found at great depths in the north Atlantic Ocean. It is one of a very small number of octopuses to exhibit bioluminescence.[3]

  1. ^ Lyons, G.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Stauroteuthis syrtensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163172A980241. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T163172A980241.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Pierre Bouchet (2011). "Stauroteuthis syrtensis Verrill, 1879". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
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