Adelieledone polymorpha
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Megaleledonidae |
| Genus: | Adelieledone |
| Species: | A. polymorpha
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| Adelieledone polymorpha Robson, 1930
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Adelieledone polymorpha, or the Antarctic knobbed octopus, is a species of octopus found in the Antarctic.[3] It was first described by Guy Coburn Robson in 1930, based on specimens found in South Georgia.
Taxonomy
[edit]Robson originally placed Adelieledone polymorpha in the genus Graneledone.[4] It was then placed in the genus Pareledone, but was moved to the genus Adelieledone in 2003.[5] Robson also split Adelieledone polymorpha into two varieties, oblonga and affinis; that distinction was removed in 2003 as it was likely a result of deformation and misclassification of specimens.[6]
Description
[edit]Adelieledone polymorpha is of moderate size and robust,[7] with a mantle length of up to 60 millimeters, and a total length of up to 200 millimeters.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Allcock, L.; Allen, G. (2018). "Adelieledone polymorpha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T162700A946021. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T162700A946021.en. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Adelieledone polymorpha". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Adelieledone polymorpha, Antarctic knobbed octopus". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ "Adelieledone polymorpha (G. C. Robson, 1930)". World Register of Marine Species. 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ Allcock, A. L. (January 2005). "On the confusion surrounding Pareledone charcoti (Joubin, 1905) (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae): endemic radiation in the Southern Ocean" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (1): 77. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00146.x. ISSN 1096-3642.
- ^ a b Allcock, A. L.; Hochberg, F. G.; Rodhouse, P. G. K.; Thorpe, J. P. (December 2003). "Adelieledone, a new genus of octopodid from the Southern Ocean" (PDF). Antarctic Science. 15 (4): 415–424. doi:10.1017/S0954102003001512. ISSN 1365-2079.
- ^ Norman, Mark D.; Finn, Julian K.; Hochberg, F.G. (2016). "Family Octopodidae". In Jereb, Patrizia; Roper, Clyde F.E.; Norman, Mark D.; Finn, Julian K. (eds.). Cephalopods of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cephalopod Species Known to Date (PDF). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. pp. 64–5. ISBN 978-92-5-107989-8.
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