WoRMS taxon details
Cirroteuthis kirrilyae Verhoeff & O'Shea, 2025
1804322 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1804322)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Verhoeff, T. J. & O'Shea, S. (2025). A new southern hemisphere species of <i>Cirroteuthis</i> (Octopoda: Cirrata: Cirroteuthidae), and re-evaluation of the taxonomic status of <i>Cirroteuthis hoylei</i> Robson, 1932. <em>Folia Malacologica.</em> 33(1): DOI 10.12657/folmal.033.003: 1-28., available online at https://doi.org/10.12657/folmal.033.003
page(s): figs 2-32 [details]
page(s): figs 2-32 [details]
Type locality contained in Tasman Sea
type locality contained in Tasman Sea [details]
Etymology The species is named after Dr Kirrily Moore, collection manager, invertebrate zoology, Tasmanian Museum, in recognition of...
Etymology The species is named after Dr Kirrily Moore, collection manager, invertebrate zoology, Tasmanian Museum, in recognition of her support and encouragement to the first author. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cirroteuthis kirrilyae Verhoeff & O'Shea, 2025. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1804322 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Verhoeff, T. J. & O'Shea, S. (2025). A new southern hemisphere species of <i>Cirroteuthis</i> (Octopoda: Cirrata: Cirroteuthidae), and re-evaluation of the taxonomic status of <i>Cirroteuthis hoylei</i> Robson, 1932. <em>Folia Malacologica.</em> 33(1): DOI 10.12657/folmal.033.003: 1-28., available online at https://doi.org/10.12657/folmal.033.003
page(s): figs 2-32 [details]
page(s): figs 2-32 [details]
Other
additional source
Verhoeff, T. J. (2022). Finned octopus <i>Cirroteuthis</i> Eschricht, 1836 (Cephalopoda: Cirrata: Cirroteuthidae) confirmed from Australian waters. <em>Molluscan Research.</em> 42: 205–211., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2022.2087143
note: as Cirroteuthis cf. muelleri [details]
additional source O'Shea, S. (1999). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Octopoda (Mollusca: Cephalopoda). <em>NIWA Biodiversity Memoir.</em> 112 : 1-280.
note: as Cirroteuthis cf. muelleri [details] Available for editors
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note: as Cirroteuthis cf. muelleri [details]
additional source O'Shea, S. (1999). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Octopoda (Mollusca: Cephalopoda). <em>NIWA Biodiversity Memoir.</em> 112 : 1-280.
note: as Cirroteuthis cf. muelleri [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
