Biology:Octopus superciliosus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Genus: | Octopus |
| Species: | O. superciliosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Octopus superciliosus Quoy and Gaimard, 1832
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Octopus superciliosus (commonly the frilled pygmy octopus)[1] is a species of octopus.[2] It was first described in 1832 by Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard[3] based on a specimen found off Victoria during the 1826 to 1829 voyage of the Astrolabe.[4]
Description
O. superciliosus is described as a pygmy species.[5] It is small, with a mantle length of up to 26 millimeters and a total length of up to 94 millimeters. It is white and cream to light brown, with an egg-shaped mantle and large eyes.[4]
Distribution
O. superciliosus is found in southeastern Australia, ranging from the central Great Australian Bight to Twofold Bay in New South Wales.[6] It in an inshore species,[4] with recorded depths from zero to 69 meters.[5] O. superciliosus lives in sandy or mud bottoms, or among sponges or polyzoans.[4]
Life cycle
Female O. superciliosus lay large eggs, around 8-11 millimeters in length.[4] Clutch sizes are unknown, but estimated at 50 to 100 eggs. Hatchlings are benthic and 4 to 5 millimeters in length.[6]
References
- ↑ Finn, J.; Norman, M. (2014). "Octopus superciliosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832, Frilled Pygmy Octopus". https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/species/8699.
- ↑ "Species: Octopus superciliosus (Frilled Pygmy Octopus)" (in en-AU). https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/3fbca576-4554-4e27-bced-bc23a580dffd.
- ↑ Lu, C. C.; Scheltema, A. M.; Gowlett-Holmes, K. (2001) (in en). Mollusca: Aplacophora, Polyplacophora, Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. 17. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 164. ISBN 978-0-643-06707-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=5e4aah3VXZQC&q=%22octopus+superciliosus%22.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Stranks, Timothy N. (1998). "The Systematic and Nomenclatural Status of the Octopodinae Described from Australia (Mollusca: Cephalopoda)". in Voss, Nancy A. (in en). Systematics and Biogeography of Cephalopods Volume II. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 586. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 277–599. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.586.277. https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/6317/SCtZ-0586_VolII-Lo_res.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=2.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Norman, M. D.; Finn, J. K. (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. 3: Octopods and Vampire Squids. Rome, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 978-92-5-107989-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=f_F5DwAAQBAJ.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Stranks, Timothy N. (1996). "Biogeography of Octopus species (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) from southeastern Australia". American Malacological Bulletin 12 (1/2): 145–151. https://ia902806.us.archive.org/21/items/biostor-143166/biostor-143166.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q2497078 entry
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