Biology:Grimpella
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Short description: Genus of octopuses
| Grimpella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Genus: | Grimpella Robson, 1928 |
| Species: | G. thaumastocheir
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| Binomial name | |
| Grimpella thaumastocheir Robson, 1928[1]
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Grimpella thaumastocheir, the velvet octopus,[2] is the only species in the monotypic genus Grimpella, in the family Octopodidae.[1] This species has a typical body length of 200 mm. It is found in offshore waters and is endemic to the seas off southeastern and southwestern Australia.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Julian Finn (2017). "Grimpella thaumastocheir Robson, 1928". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342331. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ↑ "Grimpella thaumastocheir Robson, 1928 Velvet Octopus". Atlas of Living Australia. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:7612bb0b-a66b-4143-81fc-dfc7ee3a4cfb. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ↑ "Octopodidae - Bathypolypodinae: Grimpella thaumastocheir Robson, 1928 ('velvet octopus')". Molluscs of Tasmania. Taroona Scientific. 2017. http://www.molluscsoftasmania.net/Species%20pages/Grimpella%20thaumastocheir.html. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
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