| Grimpella | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Genus: |
Grimpella Robson, 1928 |
| Species: | G. thaumastocheir
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| Binomial name | |
| Grimpella thaumastocheir Robson, 1928
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Grimpella thaumastocheir, the velvet octopus, [2] is the only species in the monotypic genus Grimpella, in the family Octopodidae. [1] This species has a typical body length of 200 mm. It is found in offshore waters and is endemic to the seas off southeastern and southwestern Australia. [3]
References
- ^ a b Julian Finn (2017). "Grimpella thaumastocheir Robson, 1928". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Grimpella thaumastocheir Robson, 1928 Velvet Octopus". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Octopodidae - Bathypolypodinae: Grimpella thaumastocheir Robson, 1928 ('velvet octopus')". Molluscs of Tasmania. Taroona Scientific. 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.