Grimpoteuthis angularis
{{Short description|Species of octopus}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
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| image_caption = Grimpoteuthis angularis Holotype specimen in fresh condition (misidentified as G. innominata).
| taxon = Grimpoteuthis angularis
| authority = (Verhoeff & O'Shea, 2022)
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Grimpoteuthis angularis is a species of octopus in the family Grimpoteuthidae.{{cite WoRMS |title=Grimpoteuthis angularis Verhoeff & O'Shea, 2022 |year=2022 |id=1565821 |db=Marine Mollusca |access-date=19 November 2022}} It was first described by Tristan J Verhoeff and Steve O'Shea in 2022, based on a single specimen found in New Zealand.{{Cite journal |last1=Verhoeff |first1=Tristan J |last2=O'Shea |first2=Steve |date=2022 |title=New records and two new species of Grimpoteuthis (Octopoda: Cirrata: Grimpoteuthididae) from southern Australia and New Zealand |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13235818.2022.2035889 |journal=Molluscan Research |volume=42 |pages=4–30 |doi=10.1080/13235818.2022.2035889|s2cid=247020706 |url-access=subscription }}
Taxonomy
Description and habitat
The shell of Grimpoteuthis angularis is V-shaped, notably different to other Grimpoteuthis; the relatively elongate cirri are also distinctive. The holotype was discovered on the Chatham Rise to the east of New Zealand, at a depth of 628 metres.
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Category:Cephalopods of Oceania
Category:Endemic fauna of New Zealand
Category:Endemic molluscs of New Zealand
Category:Fauna of the Chatham Islands
Category:Cephalopods described in 2022
Category:Molluscs of New Zealand