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Stauroteuthis syrtensis is a deep-sea cirrate octopus found in the North Atlantic, where it inhabits dark waters far below the surface. Structures associated with its suckers have developed into photophores that produce blue-green light, an unusual adaptation among octopuses. The light may help attr...
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Bioluminescent suckers provide rare, highly distinctive deep-sea trait; strong specialist acclaim.
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A deep-sea cirrate octopus in the family Stauroteuthidae, known from southern Atlantic and Indian Ocean waters, and related to the bioluminescent North Atlantic species S. syrtensis.
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Deep-sea cirrate relative with taxonomic interest; lacks the famous bioluminescent reputation of S. syrtensis.
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