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]
| Abdopus abaculus | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Genus: | Abdopus |
| Species: | A. abaculus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Abdopus abaculus Norman & Sweeney, 1997
| |
Description edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ "Mosaic Octopus". Florent's Guide to the Tropical Reefs. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Finn, Julian (2017-11-16). "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Abdopus abaculus (Norman & Sweeney, 1997)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Norman, M. D.; Finn, J. 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 No. 4. Vol. 3: Octopodes and Vampire Squids. Rome, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 978-92-5-107989-8. ISSN 1020-8682.
- ^ a b Huffard, Christine L. (2007). "Four new species of shallow water pygmy octopus (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) from the Kingdom of Tonga" (PDF). Molluscan Research. 27 (3): 147–170.
- ^ Villanueva, Roger; Norman, Mark D. (2008). "Biology of the Planktonic Stages of Benthic Octopuses". Oceanography and Marine Biology. 46: 105–202.
- ^ Norman, M. D.; Nabhitabhata, J.; Lu, C. C. (2016-06-29). "An updated checklist of the cephalopods of the South China Sea" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement 34: 566–592.
- ^ 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.