Biology:Microeledone
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Microeledone is a genus of octopus from the family Megaleledonidae. As of May 2026[update], it contains two species, Microeledone mangoldi and Microeledone galapagensis.
Microeledone mangoldi
Microeledone mangoldi is a species of octopus from the genus described in 2004. The type specimen was a male collected from a depth of approximately 1,000 m (3,300 ft) near the Norfolk Ridge, in the southwest Pacific Ocean near New Caledonia.[1]
Microeledone galapagensis
Microeledone galapagensis is a species of octopus described in 2026. Its type specimen is a female collected off the coast of Darwin Island of the Galápagos from a depth of 1,773 m (5,817 ft).[2]
References
- ↑ Mark D. Norman; F.G. Hochberg; Renata Boucher-Rodoni (2004). "Microeledone mangoldi n.gen. and n.sp., a deep-water pygmy octopus from the Norfolk Ridge, New Caledonia (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae)". Molluscan Research 24: 193–209. https://www.publish.csiro.au/mr/pdf/mr04012.
- ↑ Voight, Janet R.; Smith, Stephanie M.; Buglass, Salome; Ziegler, Alexander (2026-05-25). "A new species of Microeledone from Galápagos Islands and an amended diagnosis of the Megaleledonidae (Octopoda: Incirrata)". Zootaxa 5814 (4): 533-549. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5814.4.5.
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