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At maximum, its body is 400 millimeters long, and its mantle is 115 millimeters long. Its fin span is around 70% of the octopus' total length. The [[Cirrate shell|shell]] is shaped like a letter "U".<ref name="FAO" />
At maximum, its body is 400 millimeters long, and its mantle is 115 millimeters long. Its fin span is around 70% of the octopus' total length. The [[Cirrate shell|shell]] is shaped like a letter "U".<ref name="FAO" />


Its arms have around 60 to 70 suckers each,<ref name="TOL" /> and these suckers aren't sexually dimorphic.<ref name="FAO" /> A web covers about 2/3 of its arms.<ref name="TOL" />
Its arms have around 60 to 70 suckers each,<ref name="TOL" /> and these suckers aren't sexually dimorphic.<ref name="FAO" /> A web covers about 2/3 of its arms.<ref name="TOL" /> It has a robust shell, with a tick basal portion, and strong attachments from their fins. <ref>{{cite journal |last1=Collins |first1=Martin |title=The genus Grimpoteuthis (Octopoda: Grimpoteuthidae) in the north-east Atlantic, with descriptions of three new species |journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |date=1 September 2003 |volume=139 |issue=1 |pages=93-127}}</ref>




==References==
==References==

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Wülker's flapjack octopod[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Grimpoteuthidae
Genus: Grimpoteuthis
Species:
G. wuelkeri
Binomial name
Grimpoteuthis wuelkeri
Grimpe, 1920[3]
Synonyms
  • Stauroteuthis wuelkeri[3]

Grimpoteuthis wuelkeri is a medium-sized octopus characterized from multiple specimens.

Description and habitat

This octopus is known from the continental slope in the northern Atlantic Ocean at 2,055 meters deep.[4] It is likely demersal.[2]

At maximum, its body is 400 millimeters long, and its mantle is 115 millimeters long. Its fin span is around 70% of the octopus' total length. The shell is shaped like a letter "U".[1]

Its arms have around 60 to 70 suckers each,[4] and these suckers aren't sexually dimorphic.[1] A web covers about 2/3 of its arms.[4] It has a robust shell, with a tick basal portion, and strong attachments from their fins. [5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Jereb, Patrizia; Roper, Clyde F.E.; Norman, Mark D.; Finn, Julian K., eds. (2016). Cephalopods of the World: an Annotated and Illustrated Catalog of Cephalopods Known to Date Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids (PDF). Rome. p. 260. ISBN 978-92-5-107989-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b Allcock, Louise; Lyons, G (2014). "Grimpoteuthis wuelkeri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T163284A993781. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b Cuvelier, Daphne; Bouchet, Philippe. "Grimpoteuthis wuelkeri". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Collins, Martin; Vecchione, Michael; Young, Richard E. "Grimpoteuthis wuelkeri". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  5. ^ Collins, Martin (1 September 2003). "The genus Grimpoteuthis (Octopoda: Grimpoteuthidae) in the north-east Atlantic, with descriptions of three new species". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 139 (1): 93–127.