Luteuthis shuishi

Luteuthis shuishi is a species of octopus that lives in the South China Sea, which is known only from one female specimen collected at a depth of 767 meters. It has short arms and is quite gelatinous.[3] The octopus's total length is about 300 millimeters.[4]

Luteuthis shuishi

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Opisthoteuthidae
Genus: Luteuthis
Species:
L. shuishi
Binomial name
Luteuthis shuishi
O'Shea and Lu, 2002[2]

References

  1. Lyons, G; Allcock, Louise (2014). "Luteuthis shuishi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. van der Land, Jacob; Bouchet, Philippe. "Luteuthis shuishi". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. Young, Richard; Vecchione, Michael; Lu, Chung Cheng; O'Shea, Steve. "Luteuthis shuishi". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. Jereb, Patrizia; Roper, Clyde F.E.; Norman, Mark D.; Finn, Julian K. (2016). Cephalopods of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cephalopod Species Known to Date (PDF). Rome, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 285. ISBN 978-92-5-107989-8. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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