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.
Species
- Scaeurgus jumeau Norman, Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 20052
- Scaeurgus nesisi Norman, Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 20053
- Scaeurgus patagiatus Berry, 1913
- Scaeurgus tuber Norman, Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 20054
- Scaeurgus unicirrhus (Delle Chiaje, 1839-41 in Férussac and D'Orbigny, 1834–1848) - Atlantic Warty Octopus or Unihorn Octopus
External links
References
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. https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00288/39923/38492.pdf ↩
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. https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00288/39923/38492.pdf ↩
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. https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00288/39923/38492.pdf ↩
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. https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00288/39923/38492.pdf ↩