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Scaeurgus

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Scaeurgus
Scaeurgus patagiatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Genus: Scaeurgus
Troschel, 1857[1]
Type species
Octopus unicirrhus
Species

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Scaeurgus is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae. The species of this genus are characterized by inhabiting the upper bathyal benthic zone from temperate and tropical latitudes in all major oceans.[2]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Julian Finn (2017). "Scaeurgus Troschel, 1857". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. ^ Norman, Mark D.; Hochberg, F. G.; Boucher-Rodoni, Renata (2005-11-01). "A Revision of the Deep-Water Octopus Genus Scaeurgus (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) with Description of Three New Species from the Southwest Pacific Ocean" (PDF). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 71 (4): 319–337. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyi033. ISSN 1464-3766.
  3. ^ a b c 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" (PDF). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 71 (4): 319–337. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyi033.
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