Opisthoteuthis albatrossi

Opisthoteuthis albatrossi
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Octopoda
Family:	Opisthoteuthidae
Genus:	Opisthoteuthis
Species:	O. albatrossi
Binomial name
Opisthoteuthis albatrossi (Sasaki, 1920)[2]
Synonyms[2]
Grimpoteuthis albatrossi (Sasaki, 1920) Stauroteuthis albatrossi Sasaki, 1920

Opisthoteuthis albatrossi (common name in Japanese: オオクラゲダコ[2]) is a cirrate octopus originally found off Kinkasan in Japan.[3] This species was described from only four specimens. It is similar to Opisthoteuthis californiana;[4] the two may be the same species.[3] It is also similar to Opisthoteuthis japonica.[5]

O. albatrossi lives in the North Pacific, from Japanese waters to the Sea of Okhotsk.[6] It exists at recorded depths of 486 to 1,679 m (0.3 to 1.0 mi) below the surface.[7]

Description

Opisthoteuthis albatrossi is a small octopus; its total length is 15 to 20 cm (6 to 8 in).[6] Each arm has more than 80 suckers, and males have some very enlarged suckers, typical to opisthoteuthids. Like other cirrate octopuses, it has a thick, fleshy web connecting its arms; a small internal shell to support its body; and cirri on its arms.[3]

References

1. Allcock, L; Lyons, G (2014). "Opisthoteuthis albatrossi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T163404A1005379.en.
2. "Opisthoteuthis albatrossi (Sasaki, 1920)". World Register of Marine Species.
3. Vecchione, Michael; Young, Richard E. (2003). "Opisthoteuthis albatrossi". Tree of Life Web Project.
4. Pereyra, Walter T. (1965). "New Records and Observations on the Flapjack Devilfish, Opisthoteuthis californiana Berry". Pacific Science. 19: 429.
5. Jereb, P. (2005). Cephalopods of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cephalopod Species Known to Date · Volume 3. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 256. ISBN 9789251079898.
6. Jereb, P. (2005). Cephalopods of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cephalopod Species Known to Date · Volume 3. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 254. ISBN 9789251079898.
7. Gibson, R. N.; Atkinson, R. J. A.; Gordon, J. D. M. (2006). Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, Volume 44. CRC Press. p. 297. ISBN 9781420006391.

External links

• Drawings of the octopus and its body parts