Grimpoteuthis boylei

Grimpoteuthis boylei is a species of octopus known from only ten individuals.

Boyle's flapjack octopod[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Opisthoteuthidae
Genus: Grimpoteuthis
Species:
G. boylei
Binomial name
Grimpoteuthis boylei
Collins, 2003 [3]

Description

It is large,[4] reaching a total length of 470 millimeters (18.5 inches).[5][6] Like all cirrates, it has a web over its arms and cirri between its suckers, as well as fins for swimming and a hard shell inside its mantle. G. boylei has a shell shaped like a saddle.

Habitat

G. boylei lives at abyssal depths of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean, more specifically the Porcupine Abyssal Plain and the Porcupine Seabight. It lives near two other members of its genus, Grimpoteuthis challengeri and Grimpoteuthis discoveryi.[4] The octopus is found between 4,190 and 4,848 meters deep (13,747 to 15,905.5 feet).[5]

It is likely that G. boylei is demersal. While population size is unknown, G. boylei is classified as "Least Concern" because it lives at such extreme depths.[2]

References
  1. "Grimpoteuthis boylei". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. Lyons, G; Allcock, L (2014). "Grimpoteuthis boylei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. Cuvelier, Daphne; Bouchet, Philippe. "Grimpoteuthis boylei". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. Collins, Martin; Vecchione, Michael; Young, Richard E. "Grimpoteuthis boylei". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  5. Jereb, Patrizia; Roper, Clyde F.E.; Norman, Mark D.; Finn, Julian K., eds. (2016). Cephalopods of the World: an Annotated and Illustrated Catalog of Cephalopods Known to Date Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids (PDF). Rome. p. 281. ISBN 978-92-5-107989-8. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  6. Collins, Martin A. (September 9, 2003). "The genus Grimpoteuthis (Octopoda: Grimpoteuthidae) in the north-east Atlantic, with descriptions of three new species". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 139 (1): 93–127. doi:10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00074.x. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
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