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Did you know ‘octopuses’ is the correct plural of ‘octopus’ because I sure didn’t before having to try and name these suckers
PS whoever called these cute bastards Flapjack octopuses deserves a high-five
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Doodle Time on the BART Train: Dumbo octopus!
Checkout this unusually large dumbo octopus! The scientists who found him believed him to be almost 1 meter long! On average these guys only grow to be 20 centimeters, so he’s definitely an anomaly.
Grimpoteuthis sp., (aka “Dumbo” octopus) was spotted on the seafloor 3,500 meters below the ocean surface offshore of Monterey Bay.
Cirrate octopuses have a small, internal shell and two fins on their head, separating them from other octopuses (Incirrata), which have neither.
This group includes the famous dumbo octopus, Grimpoteuthis, as well as flapjack octopus, Opisthoteuthis, and some lesser known genera.
They are usually found on or near the deep seafloor, where they use the finger-like cirri on their arms to catch small crustaceans, worms, and other prey items. ⠀
Ghostly critters from the deep sea: CIRRATE OCTOPUS
Making a rare appearance just in time for Halloween, this ghostly-looking orange cirrate octopus was recently observed by MBARI’s ROV Doc Ricketts swimming over the Taney Seamounts. These finned octopuses belong to an order of animals called Cirrata named for the presence of hair-like structures called ‘cirri’ on their arms which may aid these animals in the capture of food.
A ‘dumbo’ octopus seen during Alvin Dive 4853 over the weekend at about 2,222 meters depth.
The location was Beryl Seamount at 8° 23.5’N; 104° 40.74.W, west of the East Pacific Rise axis. Photo is a still from the WHOI-MISO GoPro camera. Alvin pilot was Pat Hickey, observers were Dennis Geist and Craig Lundstrom.
