This family contains 2 genera. They are deep sea octopuses found in tropic and temperate waters circumglobally.
Japetella diaphana
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Bolitaeninae
Japetella diaphana
Info at:
Bolitaeninae
have a ID of bolitaena pygmaea for this one, suggested by mike v and confirmed by heather judkins. ID was made based on size of eyes, dense pigmentation, and lack of iridophores on the dorsal portion of the headschmidt saw one of these last night, never seen one interact with the seafloor before. link is to timestamp of observation start:
Seamount East of San Cristóbal Island | SOI Divestream 581
For our fifth dive exploring vertical reefs of the Galapagos, we will begin at a depth of 820m and move upslope to a depth of 200m along a route ~4.4 km in l...www.youtube.com