| Scaeurgus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Scaeurgus patagiatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Genus: | Scaeurgus Troschel, 1857[1] |
| Type species | |
| Octopus unicirrhus | |
| Species | |
|
See text. | |
Scaeurgus is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae. The species of this genus are characterized by inhabiting the upper bathyal benthic zone from temperate and tropical latitudes in all major oceans.[2]
Species
- Scaeurgus jumeau Norman, Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 2005[3]
- Scaeurgus nesis Norman, Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 2005[3]
- Scaeurgus patagiatus Berry, 1913
- Scaeurgus tuber Norman, Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 2005[3]
- Scaeurgus unicirrhus (Delle Chiaje, 1839-41 in Férussac and D'Orbigny, 1834–1848) - Atlantic Warty Octopus or Unihorn Octopus
References
- ↑ Julian Finn (2017). "Scaeurgus Troschel, 1857". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ↑ Norman, Mark D.; Hochberg, F. G.; Boucher-Rodoni, Renata (2005-11-01). "A Revision of the Deep-Water Octopus Genus Scaeurgus (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) with Description of Three New Species from the Southwest Pacific Ocean" (PDF). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 71 (4): 319–337. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyi033. ISSN 1464-3766.
- 1 2 3 Norman, M. D. (2005). "A revision of the deep-water octopus genus Scaeurgus (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) with description of three new species from the Southwest Pacific Ocean" (PDF). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 71 (4): 319–337. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyi033.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.