Insigniteuthis
| Insigniteuthis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Opisthoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Insigniteuthis Verhoeff, 2024 |
| Type species | |
| Insigniteuthis obscura Verhoeff, 2024
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Insigniteuthis is a genus of cirrate octopuses, found in the deep-sea around the world's oceans. The genus was created in 2024 to accommodate species formerly in the genus Opisthoteuthis which have a distinctly different configuration of enlarged suckers. In Insigniteuthis, mature males haves a cluster of 2 or 3 massively enlarged suckers near the arm tips, with these suckers much larger than a second field of enlarged suckers found closer to the mouth.