''Pareledone'' is a
genus
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of
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
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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
* ''
Pareledone adelieana''
(Berry
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, 1917)
* ''
Pareledone aequipapillae''
Allcock, 2005
* ''
Pareledone albimaculata''
Allcock, 2005
* ''
Pareledone antarctica''
(Thiele Thiele is a German-language surname.
Geographical distribution
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, 1920) *
* ''
Pareledone aurata''
Allcock, 2005
* ''
Pareledone charcoti
''Pareledone'' is a genus of octopuses in the family (biology), family Megaleledonidae.
Species
* ''Pareledone adelieana'' (S. Stillman Berry, Berry, 1917)
* ''Pareledone aequipapillae'' Allcock, 2005
* ''Pareledone albimaculata'' Allcock, 200 ...
''
(Joubin, 1905)
* ''
Pareledone cornuta
''Pareledone'' is a genus of octopuses in the family Megaleledonidae.
Species
* '' Pareledone adelieana'' (Berry, 1917)
* '' Pareledone aequipapillae'' Allcock, 2005
* '' Pareledone albimaculata'' Allcock, 2005
* '' Pareledone antarctica'' (Th ...
''
Allcock, 2005
* ''
Pareledone felix''
Allcock, Strugnell, Prodohl, Piatkowski & Vecchione, 2007
* ''
Pareledone framensis''
(Lu & Stranks, 1994)
* ''
Pareledone harrissoni''
(Berry, 1917)
* ''
Pareledone panchroma''
Allcock, 2005
* ''
Pareledone polymorpha''
(Robson, 1930)
* ''
Pareledone prydzensis
''Pareledone'' is a genus of octopuses in the family Megaleledonidae.
Species
* '' Pareledone adelieana'' (Berry, 1917)
* '' Pareledone aequipapillae'' Allcock, 2005
* '' Pareledone albimaculata'' Allcock, 2005
* '' Pareledone antarctica'' (Th ...
''
(Lu & Stranks, 1994 )
* ''
Pareledone serperastrata
''Pareledone'' is a genus of octopuses in the family Megaleledonidae.
Species
* '' Pareledone adelieana'' (Berry, 1917)
* '' Pareledone aequipapillae'' Allcock, 2005
* '' Pareledone albimaculata'' Allcock, 2005
* '' Pareledone antarctica'' (Th ...
''
Allcock, 2005
* ''
Pareledone subtilis
''Pareledone'' is a genus of octopuses in the family Megaleledonidae.
Species
* '' Pareledone adelieana'' (Berry, 1917)
* '' Pareledone aequipapillae'' Allcock, 2005
* '' Pareledone albimaculata'' Allcock, 2005
* '' Pareledone antarctica'' (Th ...
''
Allcock, 2005
* ''
Pareledone turqueti''
(Joubin
Louis Marie Adolphe Olivier Édouard Joubin (27 February 1861 in Épinal – 24 April 1935 in Paris) was a professor at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris. He published works on nemerteans, chaetognatha, cephalopods, and other M ...
, 1905), Turquet's 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
*
Octopodidae
Cephalopod genera
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