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Cirrothauma is a
genus of deep
water octopuses from the
cirrate family Cirroteuthidae. The
species of
Cirrothauma are fragile,
gelatinous deep-sea octopods...
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Cirrothauma murrayi, the
blind cirrate octopus, is a
presumably blind octopus whose eyes can
likely sense light, but not form images. It has been found...
- and with a 'saddle-like'
shape in
Cirroteuthis (or 'butterfly-like' in
Cirrothauma and
Inopinoteuthis due to the
anterior corners being more
drawn out)...
- Cirroteuthis, and was
later allocated to
Cirrothauma since its s**** and
elongate arms are
similar to
those of
Cirrothauma murrayi. More
recently the species...
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scientifically described (in 1836). It is
closely related to the
genus Cirrothauma within the
family Cirroteuthidae. The
species is
restricted to the Arctic...
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Superfamily Cirroteuthoidea Family Cirroteuthidae (containing Cirroteuthis,
Cirrothauma, & Inopinoteuthis)
Family Stauroteuthidae (containing Stauroteuthis)...
- ISBN 978-1420006391. Aldred, R. G.; Nixon, M.; Young, J. Z. (1983). "
Cirrothauma murrayi Chun, a
finned octopod".
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal...
- 1.7 m long. The two
species have
formerly been
included in
Cirrothauma. Both
Cirrothauma and
Inopinoteuthis have butterfly-shaped s****, and much longer...
- ovulation),
monocyclic spawning and
growth between egg batches, e.g.
Cirrothauma murrayi,
Opisthoteuthis ag****izii,
Opisthoteuthis grimaldii and Grimpoteuthis...
- 1880
Bathyraja murrayi Günther, 1880
Bythotiara murrayi Günther, 1903
Cirrothauma murrayi Chun, 1911
Culeolus murrayi Herdman, 1881
Deltocyathus murrayi...
