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#10 of 16 from Top 16 Special Sea Creatures by Explorang10

“Also known by its full name "vampire squid from hell" (no really, look it up), the vampire squid is the only animal in its order in existence; no other creature is like it. This …”
#12 of 12 from 12 Most Bizarre & Frightening Deep Sea Creatures by devora

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The Vampire Squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis, lit. "vampire squid from hell") is a small, deep-sea cephalopod found throughout the temperate and tropical oceans of the world. Unique retractile sensory filaments justify the Vampire Squid's placement in its own order: Vampyromorphida (formerly Vampyromorpha), though it shares similarities with both squid and octopuses. As a phylogenetic relict it is the only known surviving member of its order, first described and mistakenly identified as an octopus in 1903 by German teuthologist Carl Chun.

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