Cirroteuthis
Cirroteuthis muelleri, also known as the big-finned jellyhead, was the first cirrate octopus species (and genus) to be scientifically described (in 1836). It is closely related to the genus Cirrothauma within the family Cirroteuthidae. At present the genus contains a single recognized species restricted to the Arctic Ocean and northern basins of the Atlantic and Pacific, but other species may be present in the southern hemisphere.
| Cirroteuthis | |
|---|---|
| Cirroteuthis muelleri observed during the Arctic 2005 Exploration, NOAA-OE | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Cirroteuthidae |
| Genus: | Cirroteuthis Eschricht, 1836 |
| Species: | C. muelleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirroteuthis muelleri Eschricht, 1836 | |
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