Kraken Octopods [Octopoda]
Description
Octopuses are intelligent, curious predators that often hide in crevices, under ledges, or among rocks and seagrass. Divers may observe them using their arms to explore, taste, and manipulate objects—sometimes with a sudden burst of jet propulsion to escape.
Species
Cirroteuthis kirrilyae
Cirroteuthis kirrilyae
Cirrate Octopus
Cirroteuthis muelleri
Blind Cirrate Octopus
Cirrothauma murrayi
Inopinoteuthis hoylei
Inopinoteuthis hoylei
Inopinoteuthis magna
Inopinoteuthis magna
Stauroteuthis gilchristi
Stauroteuthis gilchristi
Stauroteuthis kengrahami
Stauroteuthis kengrahami
Stauroteuthis syrtensis
Stauroteuthis syrtensis
Cirroctopus antarcticus
Cirroctopus antarcticus
Cirroctopus glacialis
Cirroctopus glacialis
Cirroctopus hochbergi
Cirroctopus hochbergi
Cirroctopus mawsoni
Cirroctopus mawsoni
Cryptoteuthis brevibracchiata
Cryptoteuthis brevibracchiata
Grimpoteuthis abyssicola
Grimpoteuthis abyssicola
Grimpoteuthis angularis
Grimpoteuthis angularis
Grimpoteuthis boylei
Grimpoteuthis boylei
Grimpoteuthis challengeri
Grimpoteuthis challengeri
Grimpoteuthis discoveryi
Grimpoteuthis discoveryi
Grimpoteuthis feitiana
Grimpoteuthis feitiana
Grimpoteuthis greeni
Grimpoteuthis greeni
Horseshoe Dumbo
Grimpoteuthis hippocrepium
Emperor Dumbo
Grimpoteuthis imperator
Unnamed Dumbo
Grimpoteuthis innominata
Meangensis Dumbo
Grimpoteuthis meangensis
Big-Finned Dumbo
Grimpoteuthis megaptera
Pacific dumbo octopus
Grimpoteuthis pacifica
Plena dumbo octopus
Grimpoteuthis plena
Tufts’ dumbo octopus
Grimpoteuthis tuftsi
Umbrella dumbo octopus
Grimpoteuthis umbellata
Wülker’s dumbo octopus
Grimpoteuthis wuelkeri
Laetmoteuthis lugubris
Laetmoteuthis lugubris
Luteuthis dentatus
Luteuthis dentatus
Luteuthis shuishi
Luteuthis shuishi
Exsuperoteuthis depressa
Exsuperoteuthis depressa
Exsuperoteuthis persephone
Exsuperoteuthis persephone
Insigniteuthis albatrossi
Insigniteuthis albatrossi
Insigniteuthis calypso
Insigniteuthis calypso
Insigniteuthis dongshaensis
Insigniteuthis dongshaensis
Insigniteuthis extensa
Insigniteuthis extensa
Insigniteuthis medusoides
Insigniteuthis medusoides
Insigniteuthis obscura
Insigniteuthis obscura
Opisthoteuthis agassizii
Opisthoteuthis agassizii
Opisthoteuthis borealis
Opisthoteuthis borealis
Opisthoteuthis bruuni
Opisthoteuthis bruuni
Opisthoteuthis carnarvonensis
Opisthoteuthis carnarvonensis
Opisthoteuthis chathamensis
Opisthoteuthis chathamensis
Opisthoteuthis grimaldii
Opisthoteuthis grimaldii
Opisthoteuthis hardyi
Opisthoteuthis hardyi
Opisthoteuthis kerberos
Opisthoteuthis kerberos
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Molluscs
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Cephalopods
Cephalopoda
|
| Order |
Coleoids
Coleoidea
|
| Family |
Octopuses & related cephalopods
Octopodiformes
|
Statistics
- Species 49