''Scaeurgus'' is a
genus
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of
octopus
An octopus ( : octopuses or octopodes, see below for variants) is a soft-bodied, eight- limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda (, ). The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttle ...
es in the
family
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Octopodidae
The Octopodidae comprise the family containing the majority of known octopus species.
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species lists these genera:
*'' Abdopus'' Norman & Finn, 2001
*'' Ameloctopus'' Norman, 1992
*'' Amphioctopus'' P. Fischer, ...
. 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
Norman or Normans may refer to:
Ethnic and cultural identity
* The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries
** People or things connected with the Norm ...
, Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 2005
* ''
Scaeurgus nesis''
Norman, Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 2005
* ''
Scaeurgus patagiatus''
Berry
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, 1913
* ''
Scaeurgus tuber''
Norman, Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 2005
* ''
Scaeurgus unicirrhus''
(Delle Chiaje, 1839-41 ''in'' Férussac and D'Orbigny, 1834-1848) - Atlantic Warty Octopus or Unihorn Octopus
References
External links
*
Octopodidae
Cephalopod genera
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