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WoRMS taxon detailsOpisthoteuthis kerberos Verhoeff, 2024
1765487 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1765487)
accepted
Species
marine,
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  [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 2024-11-10
Date action by
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 [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] |
