Cladus: Eukaryota Name Stauroteuthidae Grimpe, 1916 Vernacular names References * Grimpe, G. 1916. Chunioteuthis - Eine neue Cephalopodengattung. Zoologischer Anzeiger 46(12):349-359 Stauroteuthis is a genus of deepwater octopus, a cephalopod mollusk. This is the only genus in the family Stauroteuthidae, and only two species have been described in this genus. The organisms live below 700 m water depth; although sometimes found as deep as four kilometres underwater, they generally live at a water depth of around 2 km.[1] They do not possess a radula.[1] The stauroteuthids have the distinction of being one of the few bioluminescent octopuses; some of the muscle cells that control the suckers in most species have been replaced with photophores which are believed to fool prey by directing them towards the mouth.[2]
S. syrtensis S. syrtensis is widespread in the North Atlantic.[3] The population size of S. syrtensis is unknown.[4] S. gilchristi S. gilchristi is only known from two localities in the south Atlantic; these two localities may even represent different species.[1][5] References 1. ^ a b c Collins, M. A.; Henriques, C. (2000). "A revision of the family Stauroteuthidae (Octopoda: Cirrata) with redescriptions of Stauroteuthis syrtensis and S. gilchristi". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK 80: 685. doi:10.1017/S0025315400002514. edit
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