Ameloctopus

Ameloctopus litoralis is a species of octopus in the family Octopodidae. It belongs to the monotypic genus Ameloctopus.[2] It is found in shallow waters in tropical Australia and lacks an ink sack. Ameloctopus litoralis lays large eggs compared to other octopuses.[3]

Ameloctopus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Genus: Ameloctopus
Norman, 1992
Species:
A. litoralis
Binomial name
Ameloctopus litoralis
Norman, 1992[1]

References
  1. itis.gov
  2. itis.gov
  3. Invertebrate Taxonomy 6(3) 567 - 582
  • Norman, M. D. (1992). Ameloctopus litoralis gen. et sp. nov. (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), a new shallow-water octopus from tropical Australian waters. Invertebrate Taxonomy, 6 . pp. 567–582.


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