Grimpoteuthis imperator
| Grimpoteuthis imperator | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Grimpoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Grimpoteuthis |
| Species: | G. imperator
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| Binomial name | |
| Grimpoteuthis imperator Ziegler & Sagorny, 2021
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Grimpoteuthis imperator, also known as the Emperor Dumbo octopus, is a
Initial research
The single cirrate specimen was collected in the North Pacific Ocean during scientific cruise SO-249 BERING (R/V SONNE) using a chain bag dredge. When discovered, the animal was dead and was immediately transferred to a bucket of cold seawater. Several small tissue samples were collected from a single damaged arm. These tissue samples were then placed inside small plastic vials of fixative.[1]
It has been suggested that the species lives close to the sea floor, as the web between the tentacles is shorter than in species known to float free in the water column. Presumably a longer web would constitute a hindrance to movements on the bottom.[3]
References
- ^ PMID 33888110.
- ^ "Seeing Inside the Newly Discovered Emperor Dumbo Octopus". Hakai Magazine. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Zhongming, Zhu; Liu, Wei (23 April 2021). "First description of a new octopus species without using a scalpel". Global S&T Development Trend Analysis Platform of Resources and Environment. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
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