Eledone massyae
Eledone massyae, the combed octopus, is a small benthic octopus found off the Atlantic coasts of southern South America, particularly Argentina and southern Brazil. It reaches a maximum length of 7.5 cm.[3]
| Combed octopus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Eledonidae |
| Genus: | Eledone |
| Species: | E. massyae |
| Binomial name | |
| Eledone massyae | |
Habitat and ecology
It lives in sandy and muddy areas of the middle and outer continental shelf of the southwestern Atlantic Ocean between 30° and 34°S, mainly in waters off Argentina and southern Brazil. In these areas it appears to be sympatric with a scarcer cogener, Eledone gaucha.[4]
References
- Allcock, L.; Taite, M.; Allen, G. & Allen, G. (2018). "Eledone massyae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T163047A966407. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T163047A966407.en.
- "Eledone massyae Voss 1964". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- http://www.sealifebase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=57915
- http://www.demersais.furg.br/Files/1997.Perez.Haimovici.Santos.Reproductive.biology.Eledone.gauchan.Am.Malacol.Bul.pdf%5B%5D
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