Scaeurgus

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Scaeurgus
Scaeurgus patagiatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Subfamily: Octopodinae
Genus: Scaeurgus
Troschel, 1857
Species

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Scaeurgus is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.

Species

  • Scaeurgus jumeau Norman, Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 2005[1]
  • Scaeurgus nesis Norman, Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 2005[1]
  • Scaeurgus patagiatus Berry, 1913
  • Scaeurgus tuber Norman, Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 2005[1]
  • Scaeurgus unicirrhus (Chiaie, 1839-41 in Férussac and D'Orbigny, 1834-1848) - Atlantic Warty Octopus or Unihorn Octopus

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Norman, M. D. (2005). "A revision of the deep-water octopus genus Scaeurgus (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) with description of three new species from the Southwest Pacific Ocean". Journal of Molluscan Studies 71 (4): 319–337. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyi033. 

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