WoRMS taxon details

Opisthoteuthis kerberos Verhoeff, 2024

1765487  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1765487)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Cephalopoda (Class)
  5. Coleoidea (Subclass)
  6. Octopodiformes (Superorder)
  7. Octopoda (Order)
  8. Cirrata (Suborder)
  9. Opisthoteuthoidea (Superfamily)
  10. Opisthoteuthidae (Family)
  11. Opisthoteuthis (Genus)
  12. Opisthoteuthis kerberos (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Verhoeff, T. J. (2024). Flapjack octopods of Australia (Cephalopoda: Cirrata: Opisthoteuthidae), Part I Southern Australia. <em>Australian Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 68: 1-44., available online at https://doi.org/10.54102/ajt.wij3l
page(s): 8, figs 3-5 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Note East of Flinders Island, SE Australia,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality East of Flinders Island, SE Australia, 39°48'6"−50'11" S, 149°5'56"−6'15" E, 1923−1962 m. [details]
Etymology Related to the mythological Pluto and Persephone (the other Australian Opisthoteuthis being named after these gods);...  
Etymology Related to the mythological Pluto and Persephone (the other Australian Opisthoteuthis being named after these gods); kerberos is the Greek spelling of the three-headed dog guarding Pluto’s underworld. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Opisthoteuthis kerberos Verhoeff, 2024. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1765487 on 2024-09-27
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2024-08-12 12:00:03Z
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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description Verhoeff, T. J. (2024). Flapjack octopods of Australia (Cephalopoda: Cirrata: Opisthoteuthidae), Part I Southern Australia. <em>Australian Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 68: 1-44., available online at https://doi.org/10.54102/ajt.wij3l
page(s): 8, figs 3-5 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
From editor or global species database
Etymology Related to the mythological Pluto and Persephone (the other Australian Opisthoteuthis being named after these gods); kerberos is the Greek spelling of the three-headed dog guarding Pluto’s underworld. [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]

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