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Stauroteuthis gilchristi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Stauroteuthidae |
| Genus: | Stauroteuthis |
| Species: | S. gilchristi
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| Stauroteuthis gilchristi | |
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Stauroteuthis gilchristi is a species of small pelagic octopus found at great depths in the south Atlantic Ocean. It is believed to be one of a very small number of octopuses to exhibit bioluminescence, like its sister taxon Stauroteuthis syrtensis.[3]
- ^ Lyons, G.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Stauroteuthis gilchristi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163328A998805. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T163328A998805.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Stauroteuthis gilchristi (Robson, 1924) World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
- ^ Johnsen, S.; E.J. Balser; E.C. Fisher; E.A. Widder (1999). "Bioluminescence in the deep-sea cirrate octopod Stauroteuthis syrtensis Verrill (Mollusca: Cephalopoda)" (PDF). The Biological Bulletin. 197 (1): 26–39. doi:10.2307/1542994. JSTOR 1542994. PMID 28296499. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-05.
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