Biology:Adelieledone polymorpha

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Adelieledone polymorpha
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Megaleledonidae
Genus: Adelieledone
Species:
A. polymorpha
Binomial name
Adelieledone polymorpha
Robson, 1930
Synonyms[2]
  • Graneledone polymorpha G. C. Robson, 1930
  • (G. C. Robson, 1930) Pareledone polymorpha

Adelieledone polymorpha, or the Antarctic knobbed octopus, is a species of octopus found in the Antarctic.[3] It was first described by Guy Coburn Robson in 1930, based on specimens found in South Georgia.

Taxonomy

Robson originally placed Adelieledone polymorpha in the genus Graneledone.[4] It was then placed in the genus Pareledone, but was moved to the genus Adelieledone in 2003.[5] Robson also split Adelieledone polymorpha into two varieties, oblonga and affinis; that distinction was removed in 2003 as it was likely a result of deformation and misclassification of specimens.[6]

Description

Dead specimen

Adelieledone polymorpha is of moderate size and robust,[7] with a mantle length of up to 60 millimeters, and a total length of up to 200 millimeters.[6]

References

  1. Allcock, L.; Allen, G. (2018). "Adelieledone polymorpha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T162700A946021.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/162700/946021. Retrieved 1 October 2024. 
  2. "Adelieledone polymorpha". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325319. 
  3. "Adelieledone polymorpha, Antarctic knobbed octopus". https://www.sealifebase.se/summary/Adelieledone-polymorpha.html. 
  4. "Adelieledone polymorpha (G. C. Robson, 1930)". 2022-08-27. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325319. 
  5. Allcock, A. L. (January 2005). "On the confusion surrounding Pareledone charcoti (Joubin, 1905) (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae): endemic radiation in the Southern Ocean". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143 (1): 77. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00146.x. ISSN 1096-3642. https://zenodo.org/records/5432472/files/source.pdf. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Allcock, A. L.; Hochberg, F. G.; Rodhouse, P. G. K.; Thorpe, J. P. (December 2003). "Adelieledone, a new genus of octopodid from the Southern Ocean" (in en). Antarctic Science 15 (4): 415–424. doi:10.1017/S0954102003001512. ISSN 1365-2079. http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/10127/1/displayFulltext.pdf. 
  7. Norman, Mark D.; Finn, Julian K.; Hochberg, F.G. (2016). "Family Octopodidae". in Jereb, Patrizia (in en). Cephalopods of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cephalopod Species Known to Date. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. pp. 64-5. ISBN 978-92-5-107989-8. https://www.fao.org/4/i3489e/i3489e.pdf. 

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