Benthoctopus normani ( Massy, 1907 )

Strugnell, Jan, Voight, Janet R., Collins, Patrick C. & Allcock, A. Louise, 2009, Molecular phylogenetic analysis of a known and a new hydrothermal vent octopod: their relationships with the genus Benthoctopus (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), Zootaxa 2096 (1), pp. 442-459 : 446

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.2096.1.27
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scientific name	Benthoctopus normani ( Massy, 1907 )
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Benthoctopus normani ( Massy, 1907)

Synonymy: Polypus normani Massy, 1907: 377–384 .

Type material examined: Benthoctopus normani ( Massy, 1907) neotype, NMSZ 1999158.186 , RV Challenger, 49°38'N 11°49'W, Stn C 134/16, 14 August 1997, 985 m, male GoogleMaps .

Additional material examined: Benthoctopus normani : * NMSZ 2002126.001 , RV Discovery , 49°27'N 12°41'W (North East Atlantic), Stn 14163#1, 29 August 2001, 1340– 1397m, female, leg. & det. AL Allcock. An additional 16 specimens detailed in Allcock et al. (2006) GoogleMaps : BMNH 2006170-7 , NMSZ 1999158.027 /.030/.032/.292/.298, NMSZ 1994128.46511 .

Diagnosis. Suckers widely spaced. Arms approximately 4 times ML. Arm formula 1>2>3>4. Funnel organ VV-shaped. Gills with 7–10 lamellae per outer demibranch, 6–9 lamellae per inner demibranch. LLI 6–11. Maximum spermatophore length 119 mm, maximum SpLI 121, maximum number of spermatophores 25. Mature males without enlarged suckers. Integument smooth.