Bathypolypus valdiviae

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Bathypolypus valdiviae
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Bathypolypodidae
Genus: Bathypolypus
Species:
B. valdiviae
Binomial name
Bathypolypus valdiviae
(Thiele, in Chun, 1915)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Bathypolypus grimpei Robson, 1924

Bathypolypus valdiviae, common name the boxer octopus[2] or Valdivia bathyal octopus,[3] is a species of octopus in the Bathypolypodidae family.[1] It is endemic to the south Atlantic off southern Africa below a depth of 500m where it was one of the most commonly sampled cephalopods, taken mainly from the sea bed.[4] The specific name commemorates the SS Valdivia the steamship used on the Valdivia Expedition of 1898-1899 and which was led by Carl Chun.[5]

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In a recent 2021 study, geographic distribution of the species has expanded to waters off Guinea–Bissau.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c P. Bouchet (2010). "Bathypolypus valdiviae (Thiele in Chun, 1915)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Bathypolypus valdiviae (Boxer Octopus)". Zipcodezoo.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
  3. ^ M.L.D. Palomares; D. Pauly, eds. (2017). "Bathypolypus valdiviae (Thiele, 1915)". . Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  4. ^ M. A. C. Roeleveld; M. R. Lipiński; C. J. Augustyn; B. A. Stewart (1992). "The distribution and abundance of cephalopods on the continental slope of the eastern South Atlantic". South African Journal of Marine Science. 12 (1): 739–752. doi:10.2989/02577619209504738.
  5. ^ Jacqueline Ford (2012). "Book of the Week: The Valdivia Expedition". Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved 2 April 2017.

Luna A, Rocha F, PeralesRaya C (2021). A review of cephalopods (Phylum: Mollusca) of the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem (Central-East Atlantic, African coast). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 101, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315420001356

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  1. ^ Luna A, Rocha F, PeralesRaya C (2021). A review of cephalopods (Phylum: Mollusca) of the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem (Central-East Atlantic, African coast). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 101, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315420001356
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