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Ameloctopus

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Ameloctopus
A. litoralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Genus: Ameloctopus
Norman, 1992
Species:
A. litoralis
Binomial name
Ameloctopus litoralis
Norman, 1992[2]

Ameloctopus litoralis is only species of octopus in monotypic genus Ameloctopus.[3] It is found in shallow waters in tropical Australia and lacks an ink sack. Ameloctopus litoralis lays large eggs compared to other octopuses.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Ameloctopus litoralis | IUCN RedList". iucnredlist.org.
  2. ^ itis.gov
  3. ^ itis.gov
  4. ^ 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.