Opisthoteuthis | |
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Opisthoteuthis agassizii in the Gulf of Mexico in 2019 | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Octopoda |
Family: | Opisthoteuthidae |
Genus: | Opisthoteuthis Verrill, 1883[1] |
Type species | |
Opisthoteuthis agassizii Verrill, 1883
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Synonyms | |
Cirroteuthopsis Grimpe, 1920 |
Opisthoteuthis is a genus of cirrate octopuses, sometimes known as flapjack octopuses, which are found in all the world's oceans.[2]