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Dumbo octopus Grimpoteuthis
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Dumbo octopus Grimpoteuthis
MBARI - grimpoteuthis
Grimpoteuthis
Also known as the "Dumbo octopus",
the
Grimpoteuthis
is a benthic mollusc found on the ocean
floor at depths of 300-400 meters. Dumbo octopuses, which can grow
to up to 20 centimeters, are soft-bodied or semi- gelatinous octopuses with a pair of fins located on their
mantle and webbing between their arms.
Grimpoteuthis
swim by moving their fins, pulsing their webbed arms, pushing
water through their funnel for jet propulsion, or all three
at once. They can swim up off the bottom and hover a bit just
above the seafloor looking for snails, worms, and other food.
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