Biology:Opisthoteuthis hardyi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Opisthoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Opisthoteuthis |
| Species: | O. hardyi
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| Opisthoteuthis hardyi Villanueva, Collins, Sánchez, & Voss, 2002[2]
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Opisthoteuths hardyi is a lesser-known octopus species. It was described in 2002 from a male caught off the Shag Rocks, which are far south in the Atlantic Ocean near the Falkland Islands.[3]
The specimen was medium-sized, with a mantle of 45 mm (1.8 in) long. The whole body was 250 mm (9.8 in) long.[4] It had some enlarged suckers, which is typical for male octopuses belonging to Opisthoteuthis. It also had a web connecting its long arms, which is common for cirrate octopuses and some incirrate octopuses.[3]
The specimen was found in the open ocean between 800 m (2,600 ft) and 1,000 m (3,300 ft) deep.[3] However, the true depth range is wider. After 2002, dozens more specimens, likely O. hardyi, were discovered on the Patagonian Shelf from 630–1,390 m (2,070–4,560 ft) deep.[5][6][7]
References
- ↑ Lyons, G.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Opisthoteuthis hardyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T176051A1425381. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T176051A1425381.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176051/1425381. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ "Opisthoteuthis hardyi Villanueva, Collins, Sánchez & Voss, 2002". Flanders Marine Institute. http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=387695.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Opisthoteuthis hardyi". May 2003. http://tolweb.org/Opisthoteuthis_hardyi/20160.
- ↑ Sánchez, P.; Villanueva, R.; Voss, N.A. (2002). "Systematics, distribution and biology of the cirrate octopods of the genus Opisthoteuthis (Mollusca, Cephalopoda) in the Atlantic Ocean, with description of two new species". Bulletin of Marine Science 71 (2): 933-985. ISSN 0007-4977. http://www.marinespecies.org/imis.php?module=ref&refid=40633.
- ↑ Jereb, Patrizia; Roper, Clyde F.E.; Norman, Mark D.; Finn, Julian K. (2016). Cephalopods of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cephalopod Species Known to Date. Rome, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 256. ISBN 978-92-5-107989-8. http://www.fao.org/3/a-i3489e.pdf.
- ↑ Alan J. Southward; Craig M. Young; Lee A. Fuiman (June 2006). Advances in Marine Biology: Volume 50. Elsevier Science. ISBN 9780080463339.
- ↑ Ashton Acton, Q. (2012). "New marine biology data have been reported by M.A. Collins and co-authors". Issues in Life Sciences: Aquatic and Marine Life: 2011 Edition. ScholarlyEditions. ISBN 9781464965487.
Further reading
- Martin A. Collins; Vladimir Laptikhovsky; Jan M. Strugnell (2010). "Expanded description of Opisthoteuthis hardyi based on new specimens from the Patagonian slope". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90 (3): 605–611. doi:10.1017/S0025315409000988. https://www.proquest.com/openview/c1109f1383e4fa8b9a475b9fd1362082/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=36719.
Wikidata ☰ Q13930567 entry
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