Grimpoteuthis innominata

Grimpoteuthis innominata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Grimpoteuthidae
Genus: Grimpoteuthis
Species:
G. innominata
Binomial name
Grimpoteuthis innominata
O'Shea, 1999[2]
Synonyms
  • Enigmatiteuthis innominata[2]

Grimpoteuthis innominata, commonly known as the small jellyhead,[3] is a species of small, pelagic octopus described by Steve O'Shea in 1999 from two specimens,[4] however several further specimens have since been identified.[5] The genus Enigmateuthis was described to contain this species when described, but Martin Collins placed the species in the genus Grimpoteuthis due to uncertainty regarding the type specimen of Grimpoteuthis.[6]

  1. ^ Lyons, G; Allcock, Louise (2014). "Grimpoteuthis innominata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (e.T162918A953226). doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T162918A953226.en.
  2. ^ a b Bouchet, Philippe. "Grimpoteuthis innominata". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  3. ^ O'Shea, Steve (March 9, 2019). "Deep-sea finned Octopoda of New Zealand". Octopus News Magazine. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020.
  4. ^ O'Shea, Steve (1999). "The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Octopoda (Mollusca: Cephalopoda)". NIWA Biodiversity Memoir. 112: 1–280.
  5. ^ Verhoeff, Tristan Joseph; O’Shea, Steve (2022-01-02). "New records and two new species of Grimpoteuthis (Octopoda: Cirrata: Grimpoteuthididae) from southern Australia and New Zealand". Molluscan Research. 42 (1): 4–30. doi:10.1080/13235818.2022.2035889. ISSN 1323-5818. S2CID 247020706.
  6. ^ O'Shea, Steve; Vecchione, Michael; Young, Richard E. "Grimpoteuthis innominata". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 30 May 2018.