Biology:Abdopus abaculus
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Short description: Species of octopus
| Abdopus abaculus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Genus: | Abdopus |
| Species: | A. abaculus
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| Binomial name | |
| Abdopus abaculus Norman & Sweeney, 1997
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Abdopus abaculus, or the mosaic octopus,[1] is a species of pygmy octopus.[2][3] It was first described as Octopus abaculus by M. D. Norman and M. J. Sweeney in 1997 based on specimens caught in Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines .[4]
Description
A. abaculus have a mantle length of up to 33 millimetres (1.3 in) and a weight of up to 21 grams (0.74 oz).[5] They are dark gray to dark purple with cream to light purple spots.[6]
A. abaculus lays eggs of up to 2.4 millimetres (0.09 in).[7]
Distribution
A. abaculus is found in the Philippines,[8] and has also been reported in Tonga[6] and Japan.[9] It is found at depths of zero to five metres (0 to 16 ft).[5]
References
- ↑ "Mosaic Octopus". https://reefguide.org/abdopusabaculus.html.
- ↑ Huffard, Christine L.; Caldwell, Roy L.; Boneka, Farnis (2008-02-23). "Mating behavior of Abdopus aculeatus (d’Orbigny 1834) (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) in the wild". Marine Biology 154 (2): 353–362. doi:10.1007/s00227-008-0930-2. ISSN 0025-3162. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-008-0930-2.
- ↑ Finn, Julian (2017-11-16). "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Abdopus abaculus (Norman & Sweeney, 1997)". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534100.
- ↑ Norman, M. D.; Sweeney, M. J. (1997). "The Shallow-water Octopuses (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) of the Philippines". Invertebrate Taxonomy 11: 89. doi:10.1071/it95026. ISSN 1445-5226. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/it95026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Norman, M. D.; Finn, J. K.; Hochberg, F. G. (2016). "Family Octopodidae". in Jereb, Patrizia. Cephalopods of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cephalopod Species Known to Date. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes No. 4. 3: Octopodes and Vampire Squids. Rome, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 978-92-5-107989-8. https://www.fao.org/3/i3489e/i3489e.pdf.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Huffard, Christine L. (2007). "Four new species of shallow water pygmy octopus (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) from the Kingdom of Tonga". Molluscan Research 27 (3): 147–170. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christine-Huffard/publication/263083845_Four_new_species_of_shallow_water_pygmy_octopus_Mollusca_Cephalopoda_from_the_Kingdom_of_Tonga/links/56a7f7df08ae997e22bc2982/Four-new-species-of-shallow-water-pygmy-octopus-Mollusca-Cephalopoda-from-the-Kingdom-of-Tonga.pdf.
- ↑ Villanueva, Roger; Norman, Mark D. (2008). "Biology of the Planktonic Stages of Benthic Octopuses". Oceanography and Marine Biology 46: 105-202. https://digital.csic.es/handle/10261/19583.
- ↑ Norman, M. D.; Nabhitabhata, J.; Lu, C. C. (2016-06-29). "An updated checklist of the cephalopods of the South China Sea". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 34: 566-592. https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/app/uploads/2017/06/S34rbz566-592.pdf.
- ↑ Kaneko, Natsumi; Kubodera, Tsunemi (2007). "First Records of Two Abdopus Octopuses, A. abaculus (Norman and Sweeney, 1997) and A. aculeatus (d'Orbigny, 1834) from Japan". TAXA: Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology 22: 38–43. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/taxa/22/0/22_KJ00004993048/_pdf/-char/en.
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