- Source: Eledone
Eledone is a genus of octopuses forming the only genus in the family Eledonidae. It is mainly distributed in the northern and southern Atlantic Ocean, with one species, E. palari, described from the southwestern Pacific Ocean and eastern Indian Ocean in waters around Indonesia and Australia and another, E. microsicya, from the western Indian Ocean. One species, E. thysanophora, is now regarded as a synonym of the brush-tipped octopus (Eledone schultzei).
Species
The following species are currently classified as being in the genus Eledone:
Eledone caparti Adam, 1950
Eledone cirrhosa (Lamarck, 1798) – curled octopus
Eledone gaucha Haimovici, 1988
Eledone massyae Voss, 1964 – combed octopus
Eledone microsicya * (Rochebrune, 1884)
Eledone moschata (Lamarck, 1798) – musky octopus
Eledone nigra (Hoyle, 1910)
Eledone palari Lu and Stranks, 1992 – spongetip octopus
Eledone schultzei Hoyle, 1910 -- brush-tipped octopus
The species listed above with an asterisk (*) are questionable and need further study to determine if they are valid species or synonyms.
References
External links
CephBase: Eledone
"Eledone". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Kapal selam kelas Walrus
- Eledone
- Eledone moschata
- Curled octopus
- Eledone caparti
- Eledone gaucha
- Eledone massyae
- Eledone nigra
- Eledone palari
- Eledone schultzei
- Eledone microsicya
