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Grimpoteuthis the 'Dumbo Octopus' Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - Anuradha Menon Home >> Picture Of The Day >> Biology   
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| Grimpoteuthis are also known as the "Dumbo Octopus",and is a benthic mollusc found on the ocean floor at depths of 3000-4000 meters. Dumbo octopuses, which can grow to up to 20 centimeters, are soft-bodied or semi- gelatinous octopuses with a pair of fins located on their mantle and webbing between their arms. | ||||||||||
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| Grimpoteuthis swim by moving their fins, pulsing their webbed arms, pushing water through their funnel for jet propulsion, or all three at once. They can swim up off the bottom and hover a bit just above the seafloor looking for snails, worms, and other food. They are benthic creatures, and are some of the rarest of the Octopoda species. They can flush the transparent layer of their skin at will, and are pelagic animals, as with all other cirrate octopuses. (Source: MBARI) |
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