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Thaumeledone

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Thaumeledone
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Megaleledonidae
Genus: Thaumeledone
Robson, 1930
Type species
Eledone brevis
Hoyle, 1885
Species

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Thaumeledone is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae found in deep waters in the Southern Hemisphere.

Characteristics

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Members of this genus are found in deep waters in the Southern Hemisphere. They are small, squat-bodied, benthic octopuses with arms united by a web. A single row of suckers occurs on the arms. Most species have a deep purple pigmentation on the oral surface of the web. One arm in the male is modified into a hectocotylus. This has a large calamus at the end, giving it a club-like appearance.[1]

Species

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These species are accepted by the World Register of Marine Species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Strugnell, J. M.; M. A. Collins; A. L. Allcock (2008). "Molecular evolutionary relationships of the octopodid genus Thaumeledone (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) from the Southern Ocean". Antarctic Science. 20 (3): 245–51. doi:10.1017/s0954102008001132. S2CID 86288452.
  2. ^ Thaumeledone Robson, 1930 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  3. ^ a b c d Allcock, A. L.; M.A. Collinsb; U. Piatkowskic; M. Vecchioned (2004). "Thaumeledone and other deep water octopodids from the Southern Ocean" (PDF). Deep-Sea Research Part II. 51 (14–16). Elsevier: 1883–1901. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2004.07.019.
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