Luteuthis shuishi

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Luteuthis shuishi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Grimpoteuthidae
Genus: Luteuthis
Species:
L. shuishi
Binomial name
Luteuthis shuishi
O'Shea and Lu, 2002[2]

Luteuthis shuishi is a species of octopus that lives in the South China Sea, which is known only from one female specimen collected at a depth of 767 meters. It has short arms and is quite gelatinous.[3] The octopus's total length is about 300 millimeters.[4]

References

  1. ^ Lyons, G.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Luteuthis shuishi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T176060A1425846. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T176060A1425846.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ van der Land, Jacob; Bouchet, Philippe. "Luteuthis shuishi". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. ^ Young, Richard; Vecchione, Michael; Lu, Chung Cheng; O'Shea, Steve. "Luteuthis shuishi". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. ^ 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 (PDF). Rome, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 285. ISBN 978-92-5-107989-8. Retrieved 12 April 2018.