Bathypolypus valdiviae

Bathypolypus valdiviae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Octopoda
Family:	Bathypolypodidae
Genus:	Bathypolypus
Species:	B. valdiviae
Binomial name
Bathypolypus valdiviae (Thiele, in Chun, 1915)[1]
Synonyms[1]
Bathypolypus grimpei Robson, 1924

Bathypolypus valdiviae, common name the boxer octopus[2] or Valdivia bathyal octopus,[3] is a species of octopus in the family Bathypolypodidae.[1] It is endemic to the south Atlantic off southern Africa below a depth of 500 metres (1,600 ft) where it was one of the most commonly sampled cephalopods, taken mainly from the sea bed.[4] The specific name commemorates the SS Valdivia the steamship used on the Valdivia Expedition of 1898-1899 and which was led by Carl Chun.[5]

In a recent 2021 study, geographic distribution of the species has expanded to waters off Guinea–Bissau.

References

1. P. Bouchet (2010). "Bathypolypus valdiviae (Thiele in Chun, 1915)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
2. "Bathypolypus valdiviae (Boxer Octopus)". Zipcodezoo.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
3. M.L.D. Palomares; D. Pauly, eds. (2017). "Bathypolypus valdiviae (Thiele, 1915)". Sea Life Base. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
4. M. A. C. Roeleveld; M. R. Lipiński; C. J. Augustyn; B. A. Stewart (1992). "The distribution and abundance of cephalopods on the continental slope of the eastern South Atlantic". South African Journal of Marine Science. 12 (1): 739–752. doi:10.2989/02577619209504738.
5. Jacqueline Ford (2012). "Book of the Week: The Valdivia Expedition". Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved 2 April 2017.

Luna A, Rocha F, PeralesRaya C (2021). A review of cephalopods (Phylum: Mollusca) of the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem (Central-East Atlantic, African coast). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 101, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315420001356

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1. Luna A, Rocha F, PeralesRaya C (2021). A review of cephalopods (Phylum: Mollusca) of the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem (Central-East Atlantic, African coast). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 101, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315420001356