Opisthoteuthis philipii

Oommen described the species based on three animals. Not much is known about the species beyond these specimens. Oommen found that the arms were different lengths, and that his specimens, like many other cirrate ("Dumbo") octopuses, had thick webs connecting their arms. The cirri are retractable. Cirri are the small, thread-like structures that give cirrate octopuses their name. They line the octopuses' arms. Opisthoteuthis philipii is distinguishable from other Opisthoteuthis species by its uniquely shaped beak.^[5] The mantle, which contains most of the vital organs, measures up to 140 mm (5.5 in). At maximum, the animal is 470 mm (19 in) long.^[6]

• Oommen, V.P. (1976). "A New Species of the Genus Opisthoteuthis Verrill, 1883 (Cephalopoda: Mollusca) from the Southwest Coast of India". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India. 18 (2): 368–374.

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