Cirroteuthis

Cirroteuthis
Cirroteuthis muelleri observed during the Arctic 2005 Exploration, NOAA-OE
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Cirroteuthidae
Genus: Cirroteuthis
Eschricht, 1836
Species:
C. muelleri
Binomial name
Cirroteuthis muelleri
Eschricht, 1836[1]
Synonyms
  • Sciadephorus Reinhardt and Prosch, 1846

Cirroteuthis muelleri, also known as the big-finned jellyhead,[2] was the first cirrate octopus species (and genus) to be scientifically described (in 1836). It is closely related to the genus Cirrothauma within the family Cirroteuthidae.[3] At present the genus contains a single recognized species restricted to the Arctic Ocean and northern basins of the Atlantic and Pacific, but other species may be present in the southern hemisphere.[4][5]

  1. ^ Cirroteuthis muelleri - Eschricht, 1836. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  2. ^ O'Shea, Steve (March 9, 2019). "Deep-sea finned Octopoda of New Zealand". Octopus News Magazine. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020.
  3. ^ Piertney, Stuart B.; Hudelot, Cendrine; Hochberg, F. G.; Collins, Martin A. (2003-05-01). "Phylogenetic relationships among cirrate octopods (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) resolved using mitochondrial 16S ribosomal DNA sequences". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 27 (2): 348–353. doi:10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00420-7. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 12695097.
  4. ^ Vecchione, M. & R.E. Young 2003. Cirroteuthis Eschricht, 1836. The Tree of Life Web Project.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).