Biology:Bathypolypus rubrostictus
| Bathypolypus rubrostictus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Bathypolypodidae |
| Genus: | Bathypolypus |
| Species: | B. rubrostictus
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| Binomial name | |
| Bathypolypus rubrostictus Kaneko & Kubodera, 2008[1]
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Bathypolypus rubrostictus is a species of octopus in the family Bathypolypodidae. Only one male specimen has been found.[2][3]
Distribution
B. rubrostictus was initially identified from a specimen off the coast of the Ryukyu Islands in the South China Sea off the coast of Japan . It inhabits the upper bathyal waters at 350-370 m. Unlike all other species in the genus Bathypolypus, B. rubrostictus lives in the Pacific Ocean, while all the other species in its genus inhabit the Atlantic Ocean.[3]
Description
This species is 20 mm in mantle length (ML) and its arms are short and stubby (2-2.5 times ML). Its body is covered with small, brown-red spots, and its web is pale reddish-brown. Like most deep-sea octopuses and all species in the genus Bathypolypus, B. rubrostictus lacks an ink sac.[3]
Ecology
Nothing is known of their lifespan, diet, or biology, as only a single specimen has been discovered. [3]
References
- ↑ MolluscaBase. "Bathypolypus rubrostictus Kaneko & Kubodera, 2008". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=457664. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ↑ "Bathypolypus rubrostictus". http://www.godac.jamstec.go.jp/bismal/e/view/9000840. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Two new species of pygmy octopuses (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae)". http://www.mapress.com/mr/content/v28/2008f/n3p157.pdf. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q13436551 entry
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