Amphitretidae
Sign in to saveAmphitretidae is a family of mesopelagic octopods which contains three subfamilies, formerly classified as families in their own right. It is classified in the superfamily Octopodoidea. Species in the family Amphipetridae are characterised by having a single row of suckers on each arm (uniserial suckers), a gelatinous body and non hemispherical eyes.
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Amphitretidae is a family of mesopelagic octopods which contains three subfamilies, formerly classified as families in their own right. It is classified in the superfamily Octopodoidea. Species in the family Amphipetridae are characterised by having a single row of suckers on each arm (uniserial suckers), a gelatinous body and non hemispherical eyes.
==Taxonomy== There are three subfamilies within Amphipetridae: Subfamily Amphitretinae Hoyle, 1886 Genus Amphitretus Hoyle, 1885 Subfamily Bolitaeninae Chun, 1911 Genus Bolitaena Steenstrup, 1859 Genus Japetella Hoyle, 1885 Genus Dorsopsis Thore, 1949 (taxon inquirendum) Subfamily Vitreledonellinae Robson, 1932 Genus Vitreledonella Joubin, 1918
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