Opisthoteuthis mero: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Cephalopoda
- Order
- Octopoda
- Family
- Opisthoteuthidae
- Genus
- Opisthoteuthis
- Species
- Opisthoteuthis mero
- Scientific Name
- Opisthoteuthis mero
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Opisthoteuthis mero
Opisthoteuthis mero, commonly known as Mero's umbrella octopus, is a species of cirrate octopus from demersal habitats surrounding New Zealand. O. mero is the most documented New Zealand Opisthoteuthis species, with over 100 reference specimens. O. mero reaches a maximum length of 34 cm (13 in), and a mantle length of 9 cm (3.5 in).
...Opisthoteuthis mero in languages:
- English
- Mero's Flapjack Octopus
- English
- Mero's Umbrella Octopus
Parent Taxon
Sibling 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