Benthoctopus eureka ( Robson, 1929 )

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 : 449

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.2096.1.27
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5334610
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scientific name	Benthoctopus eureka ( Robson, 1929 )
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Benthoctopus eureka ( Robson, 1929)

Type material examined: Enteroctopus eureka Robson, 1929 syntype NMSZ 1921143.558 a, RV Scotia , 51°49'S 57°51'W ( Falkland Islands), Stn GoogleMaps 118, 6 February 1904, shore, male, leg. & det. WS Bruce; syntype NMSZ 1921143.558 b, RV Scotia , 51°45'S 57°56'W ( Falkland Islands), February 1904, female, leg. & det. WS Bruce. GoogleMaps

Additional material examined: * SBMNH 423134 About SBMNH , RV Falkland Islands Protector , Falkland Islands, Stn 366, 7 October 1992, 230 m, female, leg. FI Fisheries Department, det. AL Allcock. NMGWZ 78.14 .364 , RV Scotia, Port Stanley , Falkland Islands, Stn 118, 18 January 1903 . USNM 817395 About USNM , 53°S 70°30'W (Punta Arenas, Chile), 22 January 1968 GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Arms approximately 3.7 times ML. Arm formula 1=2=3=4. Funnel organ W-shaped. Gills with 8–10 lamellae per demibranch. LLI 8–10. Maximum spermatophore length 60 mm, maximum SpLI 86, maximum number of spermatophores 115. Mature males without enlarged suckers. Integument smooth.