Grimpoteuthis discoveryi

Grimpoteuthis discoveryi
Photograph of a Grimpoteuthis discoveryi specimen. Its arms are curled up.
Specimen collected in 2009
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Grimpoteuthidae
Genus: Grimpoteuthis
Species:
G. discoveryi
Binomial name
Grimpoteuthis discoveryi
Collins, 2003 [2]

Grimpoteuthis discoveryi is a small species of octopus known from more than 50 specimens.[3] It was described in 2003, but specimens have been found as early as 1910. The type species was found at 49°35'N, 14°01'W.[4]

  1. ^ Lyons, G.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Grimpoteuthis discoveryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T176055A1425673. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T176055A1425673.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cuvelier, Daphne; Bouchet, Philippe. "Grimpoteuthis discoveryi". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference TOL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Collins, Martin A. (2003). "The genus Grimpoteuthis (Octopoda: Grimpoteuthidae) in the north-east Atlantic, with descriptions of three new species". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 139. The Linnean Society of London: 116–122. doi:10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00074.x.