Cirrothauma
Sign in to saveCirrothauma is a genus of deep water octopuses from the cirrate family Cirroteuthidae. The species of Cirrothauma are fragile, gelatinous deep-sea octopods with a large 'butterfly-shaped' shell.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassCephalopoda
- OrderOctopoda
- FamilyCirroteuthidae
Habitatmarine
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Cirrothauma is a genus of deep water octopuses from the cirrate family Cirroteuthidae. The species of Cirrothauma are fragile, gelatinous deep-sea octopods with a large 'butterfly-shaped' shell.
They are unique in the Octopoda in being blind, with eyes lacking lenses and being imbedded/covered in head tissues. The genus contains a single species Cirrothauma murrayi.
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