Stauroteuthis syrtensis
Stauroteuthis syrtensis, also known as the glowing sucker octopus or bioluminescent octopus, is a species of small pelagic octopus found at great depths in the north Atlantic Ocean. It is one of a very small number of octopuses to exhibit bioluminescence.
| Glowing sucker octopus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Stauroteuthidae |
| Genus: | Stauroteuthis |
| Species: | S. syrtensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Stauroteuthis syrtensis Verrill, 1879 | |
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