WoRMS taxon details
Opisthoteuthis borealis M. A. Collins, 2005
342091 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342091)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Collins M.A. (2005). Opisthoteuthis borealis: a new species of cirrate octopod from Greenland waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 85: 1475-1479
page(s): 1475-1479 [details]
page(s): 1475-1479 [details]
Type locality contained in Davis Strait
, Note West Greenland (63º10’N, 54º14’W, ...
type locality contained in Davis Strait [details]
Type locality West Greenland (63º10’N, 54º14’W, 1321-1319 m) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Opisthoteuthis borealis M. A. Collins, 2005. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342091 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Collins M.A. (2005). Opisthoteuthis borealis: a new species of cirrate octopod from Greenland waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 85: 1475-1479
page(s): 1475-1479 [details]
basis of record Collins M.A. & Villanueva R. (2006) Taxonomy, ecology and behaviour of the cirrate octopods. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review 44: 277-322.
page(s): 297 [details]
page(s): 1475-1479 [details]
basis of record Collins M.A. & Villanueva R. (2006) Taxonomy, ecology and behaviour of the cirrate octopods. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review 44: 277-322.
page(s): 297 [details]
Other
additional source
Hochberg F.G., Norman M.D. & Finn J.K. (2014). Family Opisthoteuthidae. pp. 248-261, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO]. 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.
page(s): 250 [details]
page(s): 250 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
- Type locality
- type locality contained in Davis Strait [details]
- Unreviewed
- Arctic Ocean
From editor or global species database
Type locality West Greenland (63º10’N, 54º14’W, 1321-1319 m) [details]
