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South Pacific Ocean, Shot at night, Duration 17 seconds
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Galiteuthis phylluraGaliteuthis phyllura, cockatoo squidDate: 1881Source: Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission
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Description: This cirrate octopod is a Grimpoteuthis sp. It is not possible to identify to species because the specimen is required, in hand, to count suckers and dissect out the shell. Item Type: Image Title: Grimpoteuthis sp. Copyright: SERPENT Species: Grimpoteuthis sp. Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa -- Zafarani Depth (m): 2601 Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Habitat: Benthic boundary zone Rig: Ocean Rig Poseidon Project Partners: Statoil, Oceaneering ROV: Millenium 93 and 73 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 19 April 2012
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Description: This one is a Muusoctopus (the new name for Benthoctopus). It is not Muusoctopus januarii and certainly not Pteroctopus tetracirrhus. It might be a Muusoctopus johnsonianus but they are usually paler that this with more distinct reverse countershading. I suspect that there are undescribed species in the Gulf of Mexico and this may be one.
Octopus with 2 rows of suckers on each arm and 8 arms. This narrows it down a bit. It is a female as no reproductive arm (hectocotylus) is visible on the third right arm. An old reference on the recorded deep-water octopus from the GoM (Voss, 1956) seems out of date compared to modern knowledge. Item Type: Image Title: Octopus (Muusoctopus johnsonianus? or new species) from Gulf of Mexico Species: Muusoctopus johnsonianus Site: Atlantic -- Gulf of Mexico -- Gulf of Mexico Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1816 Latitude: 27 deg 20' 00" N Longitude: 88 deg 12' 00" W Countries: USA -- USA: Gulf of Mexico Rig: MV Geoholm ROV: Triton XLS 11 Deposited By: Dr Daniel Jones Deposited On: 06 August 2013
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Indo-Pacific, Duration 24 seconds
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South Pacific Ocean, Shot at night, Duration 32 seconds
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Histioteuthis bonnellii
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Description: This cirrate octopod is a likely Grimpoteuthis sp but it is not possible to identify with confidence a specimen is required to count suckers and dissect out the shell. Other possible identifications include: Cryptoteuthis and Luteuthis:
http://tolweb.org/Luteuthis/20105
http://tolweb.org/Cryptoteuthis_brevibracchiata/121985)but Item Type: Image Title: Grimpoteuthis sp. Copyright: SERPENT Species: Grimpoteuthis sp. Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1144 Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Habitat: Benthic boundary Rig: Deep Sea Metro I Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering ROV: Millenium 113 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 09 March 2018
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Description: This one is a Muusoctopus (the new name for Benthoctopus). It is not Muusoctopus januarii and certainly not Pteroctopus tetracirrhus. It might be a Muusoctopus johnsonianus but they are usually paler that this with more distinct reverse countershading. I suspect that there are undescribed species in the Gulf of Mexico and this may be one.
Octopus with 2 rows of suckers on each arm and 8 arms. This narrows it down a bit. It is a female as no reproductive arm (hectocotylus) is visible on the third right arm. An old reference on the recorded deep-water octopus from the GoM (Voss, 1956) seems out of date compared to modern knowledge. Item Type: Image Title: Octopus (Muusoctopus johnsonianus? or new species) from Gulf of Mexico Species: Muusoctopus johnsonianus Site: Atlantic -- Gulf of Mexico -- Gulf of Mexico Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1816 Latitude: 27 deg 20' 00" N Longitude: 88 deg 12' 00" W Countries: USA -- USA: Gulf of Mexico Rig: MV Geoholm ROV: Triton XLS 11 Deposited By: Dr Daniel Jones Deposited On: 06 August 2013
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Indo-Pacific, Duration 79 seconds
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South Pacific Ocean, Shot at night, Duration 71 seconds
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Vampyroteuthis infernalis - vampire squidA young Vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) surprised the research crew as we started to ascend from Sur Ridge in December 2013. Like many deep-sea cephalopds, vampire squid lack ink sacks. Instead of ink for defense, a sticky cloud of bioluminescent mucus is expelled from the arm tips.
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Description: This cirrate octopod is a likely Grimpoteuthis sp but it is not possible to identify with confidence a specimen is required to count suckers and dissect out the shell. Other possible identifications include: Cryptoteuthis and Luteuthis:
http://tolweb.org/Luteuthis/20105
http://tolweb.org/Cryptoteuthis_brevibracchiata/121985)but Item Type: Image Title: Grimpoteuthis sp. Copyright: SERPENT Species: Grimpoteuthis sp. Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1144 Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Habitat: Benthic boundary Rig: Deep Sea Metro I Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering ROV: Millenium 113 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 09 March 2018
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Description: This one is a Muusoctopus (the new name for Benthoctopus). It is not Muusoctopus januarii and certainly not Pteroctopus tetracirrhus. It might be a Muusoctopus johnsonianus but they are usually paler that this with more distinct reverse countershading. I suspect that there are undescribed species in the Gulf of Mexico and this may be one.
Octopus with 2 rows of suckers on each arm and 8 arms. This narrows it down a bit. It is a female as no reproductive arm (hectocotylus) is visible on the third right arm. An old reference on the recorded deep-water octopus from the GoM (Voss, 1956) seems out of date compared to modern knowledge. Item Type: Image Title: Octopus (Muusoctopus johnsonianus? or new species) from Gulf of Mexico Species: Muusoctopus johnsonianus Site: Atlantic -- Gulf of Mexico -- Gulf of Mexico Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1816 Latitude: 27 deg 20' 00" N Longitude: 88 deg 12' 00" W Countries: USA -- USA: Gulf of Mexico Rig: MV Geoholm ROV: Triton XLS 11 Deposited By: Dr Daniel Jones Deposited On: 06 August 2013
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Indo-Pacific, Duration 36 seconds
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South Pacific Ocean, Shot at night, Duration 26 seconds