''Bentheledone'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

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, cuttlefis ...

es in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Megaleledonidae Megaleledonidae is a family of octopuses in the Superfamily (taxonomy), 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 ...

Species

* ''

Bentheledone albida ''Bentheledone'' is a genus of octopuses in the family Megaleledonidae. Species * '' Bentheledone albida'' * (Berry, 1917) * '' Bentheledone rotunda'' (Hoyle, 1885) The species listed above with an asterisk (*) are questionable and need furth ...

'' * (Berry, 1917) * '' Bentheledone rotunda'' (Hoyle, 1885) The species listed above with an asterisk (*) are questionable and need further study to determine if they are valid species or synonyms.

Habitat

''B. rotunda'' lives throughout the

Antarctic Ocean The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica. With a size of , it is regarded as the second-small ...

. Little is known about ''B. albida''; further research has to be done.

References

* Octopodidae Cephalopod genera {{octopus-stub