Systematics, distribution and biology of the cirrate octopods of the genus Opisthoteuthis (Mollusca, Cephalopoda) in the Atlantic Ocean, with description of two new species

• Main Authors: Villanueva, Roger, Collins, Martin A., Sánchez, Pilar, Voss, Nancy A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science 2002
• Subjects: Joubin; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/53305/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/53305/1/4066.pdf

The systematics of the deep-sea cirrate octopod genus Opisthoteuthis Verrill in the Atlantic Ocean is reviewed. Comparisons, based on examination of all extant type material and new, reported and unreported material collected in recent years from the Atlantic, show the presence of five species: Opis...