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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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Great Australian Bight for Insigniteuthis obscura Verhoeff, 2024 
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]