Ameloctopus
| Ameloctopus litoralis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Octopodinae |
| Genus: | Ameloctopus Norman, 1992 |
| Species: | A. litoralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ameloctopus litoralis Norman, 1992[1] | |
Ameloctopus litoralis is a species of octopus in the family Octopodidae. It belongs to the monotypic genus Ameloctopus.[2] It is found in shallow waters and lacks an ink sack. Ameloctopus litoralis lays large eggs compared to other octopuses.[3]
References
- Norman, M. D. (1992). Ameloctopus litoralis gen. et sp. nov. (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), a new shallow-water octopus from tropical Australian waters. Invertebrate Taxonomy, 6 . pp. 567-582.
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