genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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octopus
An octopus ( : octopuses or octopodes, see below for variants) is a soft-bodied, eight- limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda (, ). The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttle ...
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family
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Megaleledonidae
Megaleledonidae is a family of octopuses in the superfamily Octopodoidea. It was formerly placed in the family Octopodidae ''sensu lato'' as the subfamily Megaleledoninae but more recent studies have raised this taxon as a valid family.
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According to the Census of Marine Life, it may be the closest living relative of the Antarctic ancestor of all octopus species that lived 30 million years ago. Their habitats include; Southern Ocean, Antarctic Ocean, and South Georgia. The most notable feature of adelieledone is the rostral point on the lower beak. It is placed in the family Megaleledonidae by some authorities and in the Octopodidae by others.
Species
There are three recognized species:
References
Matias, Ricardo S., et al. “Show Your Beaks and We Tell You What You Eat: Different Ecology in Sympatric Antarctic Benthic Octopods under a Climate Change Context.” Marine Environmental Research, vol. 150, 2019, p. 104757., doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.104757.
Schwarz, Richard, et al. “Life Histories of Antarctic Incirrate Octopods (Cephalopoda: Octopoda).” PLOS ONE, vol. 14, no. 7, 2019, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0219694.
OctopodidaeCephalopod genera
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