Deep-Sea source details
Verhoeff, T. J. (2024). Flapjack octopods of Australia (Cephalopoda: Cirrata: Opisthoteuthidae), Part I Southern Australia. Australian Journal of Taxonomy. 68: 1-44.
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10.54102/ajt.wij3l [view]
Verhoeff, T. J.
2024
Flapjack octopods of Australia (Cephalopoda: Cirrata: Opisthoteuthidae), Part I Southern Australia
Australian Journal of Taxonomy
68: 1-44
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Published 9 August 2024
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Exsuperoteuthis Verhoeff, 2024 (original description)
Exsuperoteuthis depressa (Ijima & Ikeda, 1895) (new combination reference)
Exsuperoteuthis persephone (S. S. Berry, 1918) (new combination reference)
Opisthoteuthis chathamensis O'Shea, 1999 (additional source)
Opisthoteuthis pluto S. S. Berry, 1918 (additional source)
Exsuperoteuthis depressa (Ijima & Ikeda, 1895) (new combination reference)
Exsuperoteuthis persephone (S. S. Berry, 1918) (new combination reference)
Opisthoteuthis chathamensis O'Shea, 1999 (additional source)
Opisthoteuthis pluto S. S. Berry, 1918 (additional source)
Macquarie Island for Opisthoteuthis chathamensis O'Shea, 1999
Distribution
Widely distributed around southern Australia from NSW to the southwestern end of Western Australia, 274–595 m depth. [details]
Etymology
From the Latin exsupero, meaning to surpass or exceed, in reference to the far greater number of enlarged suckers ... [details]
Etymology
Related to the mythological Pluto and Persephone (the other Australian Opisthoteuthis being named after these ... [details]
Type locality
East of Flinders Island, SE Australia, 39°48'6"−50'11" S, 149°5'56"−6'15" E, 1923−1962 m. [details]
