Opisthoteuthis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Cephalopoda
- Order
- Octopoda
- Family
- Opisthoteuthidae
- Genus
- Opisthoteuthis
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Opisthoteuthis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Opisthoteuthis
Opisthoteuthis, from Ancient Greek ὄπισθεν (ópisthen), meaning "back", and τευθίς (teuthís), meaning "squid", is a genus of cirrate octopuses, sometimes known as flapjack octopuses, which are found in all the world's oceans.
...Opisthoteuthis in languages:
- Chinese
- 面蛸屬
- English
- Flapjack Octopuses
- English
- Flapjack Devilfishes
- English
- Pancake Devilfishes
- Japanese
- メンダコ属
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Parent Taxon
Child Taxa
- Opisthoteuthis agassizii
- Opisthoteuthis albatrossi
- Opisthoteuthis borealis
- Opisthoteuthis bruuni
- Opisthoteuthis californiana
- Opisthoteuthis calypso
- Opisthoteuthis chathamensis
- Opisthoteuthis depressa
- Opisthoteuthis dongshaensis
- Opisthoteuthis extensa
- Opisthoteuthis grimaldii
- Opisthoteuthis hardyi
- Opisthoteuthis japonica
- Opisthoteuthis massyae
- Opisthoteuthis medusoides
- Opisthoteuthis mero
- Opisthoteuthis persephone
- Opisthoteuthis philipii
- Opisthoteuthis pluto
- Opisthoteuthis robsoni