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Grimpoteuthis discoveryi

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33: 82: 57: 231:, has a web covering its arms to some degree; this species' web reaches 2/3 of its arm length. The suckers on its arms number between 56 and 61. The suckers of female specimens are smaller than the suckers of males, and are also differently shaped. The range in mantle size are larger in females (32-58mm) than males (25-52mm). The 271:
species, occupying both rocky and soft seafloor. While its population is unknown, the species is classified as Least Concern because it lives at such depths, where human activity is unlikely to affect it.
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is a small species of octopus known from more than 50 specimens. It was described in 2003, but specimens have been found as early as 1910. The
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are present. The species' body is white, and its eyes are dark grey or black when preserved. It's possible that
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s mantle is 58 millimeters in length, and its body in total reaches 370 millimeters.
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Jereb, Patrizia; Roper, Clyde F.E.; Norman, Mark D.; Finn, Julian K., eds. (2016).
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A map of the mid-Atlantic ridge showing where specimens have been found
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Collins, Martin A.; Vecchione, Michael; Young, Richard E.
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(2003). 40:Specimen collected in 2009 788: 522:"Grimpoteuthis discoveryi" 375:"Grimpoteuthis discoveryi" 346:"Grimpoteuthis discoveryi" 233:posterior salivary glands 218:Grimpoteuthis discoveryi' 182: 175: 77:Scientific classification 75: 53: 44: 39: 30: 23: 585:Grimpoteuthis discoveryi 555:Grimpoteuthis discoveryi 379:Tree of Life Web Project 302:Grimpoteuthis discoveryi 241:anterior salivary glands 201:Grimpoteuthis discoveryi 186:Grimpoteuthis discoveryi 25:Grimpoteuthis discoveryi 251:Habitat and population 316:: e.T176055A1425673. 534:: e.T176055A1425673. 223:Its arms are long. 47:Conservation status 772:Molluscs of Europe 261:Porcupine Seabight 168:G. discoveryi 16:Species of octopus 739: 738: 698:Open Tree of Life 547:Taxon identifiers 458:978-92-5-107989-8 197: 196: 70: 779: 732: 731: 719: 718: 706: 705: 693: 692: 680: 679: 677:NHMSYS0021184925 667: 666: 654: 653: 641: 640: 628: 627: 615: 614: 602: 601: 589: 588: 587: 574: 573: 572: 542: 536: 535: 517: 511: 510: 500: 476: 470: 469: 467: 465: 446: 435: 426: 425: 423: 399: 390: 389: 387: 385: 370: 361: 360: 358: 356: 341: 335: 334: 332: 330: 325: 295: 188: 85: 84: 64: 59: 58: 35: 21: 787: 786: 782: 781: 780: 778: 777: 776: 742: 741: 740: 735: 727: 722: 714: 709: 701: 696: 688: 683: 675: 670: 662: 657: 649: 644: 636: 631: 623: 618: 610: 605: 597: 592: 583: 582: 577: 568: 567: 562: 549: 539: 519: 518: 514: 478: 477: 473: 463: 461: 459: 451:. p. 262. 444: 437: 436: 429: 401: 400: 393: 383: 381: 372: 371: 364: 354: 352: 343: 342: 338: 328: 326: 297: 296: 292: 288: 278: 253: 214: 193: 190: 184: 171: 144:Grimpoteuthidae 79: 71: 60: 56: 49: 17: 12: 11: 5: 785: 783: 775: 774: 769: 764: 759: 754: 744: 743: 737: 736: 734: 733: 720: 707: 694: 681: 668: 655: 642: 629: 616: 603: 590: 575: 559: 557: 551: 550: 545: 538: 537: 512: 471: 457: 427: 391: 362: 336: 289: 287: 284: 277: 276:External links 274: 252: 249: 213: 210: 195: 194: 192:Collins, 2003 191: 180: 179: 173: 172: 165: 163: 159: 158: 151: 147: 146: 141: 137: 136: 131: 127: 126: 121: 117: 116: 111: 107: 106: 101: 97: 96: 91: 87: 86: 73: 72: 54: 51: 50: 45: 42: 41: 37: 36: 28: 27: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 784: 773: 770: 768: 765: 763: 760: 758: 755: 753: 750: 749: 747: 730: 725: 721: 717: 712: 708: 704: 699: 695: 691: 686: 682: 678: 673: 669: 665: 660: 656: 652: 647: 643: 639: 634: 630: 626: 621: 617: 613: 608: 604: 600: 595: 591: 586: 580: 576: 571: 565: 561: 560: 558: 556: 552: 548: 543: 533: 529: 528: 523: 516: 513: 508: 504: 499: 494: 491:(1): 93–127. 490: 486: 482: 475: 472: 460: 454: 450: 443: 442: 434: 432: 428: 422: 417: 413: 409: 405: 398: 396: 392: 380: 376: 369: 367: 363: 351: 347: 340: 337: 324: 319: 315: 311: 310: 305: 303: 294: 291: 285: 283: 282: 275: 273: 270: 266: 265:G. discoveryi 262: 258: 250: 248: 246: 245:G. discoveryi 242: 238: 234: 230: 227:, like other 226: 225:G. discoveryi 221: 219: 211: 209: 207: 203: 202: 189: 187: 181: 178: 177:Binomial name 174: 170: 169: 164: 161: 160: 157: 156: 155:Grimpoteuthis 152: 149: 148: 145: 142: 139: 138: 135: 132: 129: 128: 125: 122: 119: 118: 115: 112: 109: 108: 105: 102: 99: 98: 95: 92: 89: 88: 83: 78: 74: 68: 63: 62:Least Concern 52: 48: 43: 38: 34: 29: 26: 22: 19: 554: 531: 525: 515: 488: 484: 474: 462:. 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Photograph of a Grimpoteuthis discoveryi specimen. Its arms are curled up.
Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Mollusca
Cephalopoda
Octopoda
Grimpoteuthidae
Grimpoteuthis
Binomial name
type species
cirrates
posterior salivary glands
radula
anterior salivary glands
bathyal zone
Porcupine Seabight
demersal
A map of the mid-Atlantic ridge showing where specimens have been found
"Grimpoteuthis discoveryi"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
doi
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T176055A1425673.en
"Grimpoteuthis discoveryi"

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