He and his fellow researchers eventually classified the hatchling that emerged as a member of the genus Grimpoteuthis. In other words, it was a Dumbo octopus, though they couldn't determine the ...

A Grimpoteuthis octopus.Image: Ocean Exploration TrustGrimpoteuthis, however, has been studied to limited degrees. But still, the species isn't well known to science.

Grimpoteuthis live “basically at the bottom of the ocean,” experts with the society said. They feed on “worms, bivalves, copepods ad crustasceans.” ...

Grimpoteuthis live “basically at the bottom of the ocean,” experts with the society said. They feed on “worms, bivalves, copepods ad crustasceans.” ...

The deepest known sighting of an octopus has been captured on film, more than a mile deeper than the previous reliable sighting. The observations of the creature, captured at almost 4.3 miles down ...

OBSERVANT SKIPPER'S LOG.; In It He Records Passing Megaptera Boops, Porpoises, and a Bark with a Windmill. Share full article April 14, 1902 The New York Times Archives ...

The rarely-seen Grimpoteuthis sp., commonly known as an umbrella octopus, was almost two feet long! RELATED: Huge group of more than 1,000 octopuses spotted off California coast ...

On Tuesday at some 10,000 feet beneath the sea, marine scientists spotted a little-seen octopus swimming through the dark, black waters. A robotic Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) piloted by the ...