Umbrella octopus

Umbrella octopuses
Opisthoteuthis californiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Suborder: Cirrina
Family: Opisthoteuthidae
Verrill, 1896
Genera

Cirroctopus
Cryptoteuthis
Grimpoteuthis
Luteuthis
Opisthoteuthis

Opisthoteuthis extensa
Opisthoteuthis medusoides

Umbrella octopuses (family Opisthoteuthidae) are a group of pelagic octopuses.

Taxonomy

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