| Image ID: | 29432 |
| Common Name: | Dumbo octopus |
| Scientific Name: | Grimpoteuthis |
| Description: | Close-up showing the arm of the deep-sea dumbo octopus Grimpoteuthis. A distinguising feature of these octopods is their hair-like projections (cirri) and the single line of suckers. |
| Location: | East Pacific Rise, 2.5 kilometres deep |
| Keywords: | Dumbo octopus, Grimpoteuthis, Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Coleoiodea, Octopoda, Cirrata, red, orange, bizarre, cute, arm |
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