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Enteroctopodidae
Enteroctopodidae is a small family of octopuses. This family was formerly considered a subfamily of the family Octopodidae ''sensu lato ''Sensu'' is a Latin word meaning "in the sense of". It is used in a number of fields including biology, geology, linguistics, semiotics, and law. Commonly it refers to how strictly or loosely an expression is used in describing any particular c ...'' but this family has now been divided into a number of separate families with Enteroctopodidae as one of them. Genera These genera are included in the family Enteroctopodidae: * '' Enteroctopus'' Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 * '' Muusoctopus'' Gleadall, 2004 * '' Sasakiopus'' Jorgensen, Strugnell & Allcock, 2010 * '' Vulcanoctopus'' González & Guerra, 1998 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q21129859 Cephalopod families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enteroctopodidae
Enteroctopodidae is a small family of octopuses. This family was formerly considered a subfamily of the family Octopodidae ''sensu lato ''Sensu'' is a Latin word meaning "in the sense of". It is used in a number of fields including biology, geology, linguistics, semiotics, and law. Commonly it refers to how strictly or loosely an expression is used in describing any particular c ...'' but this family has now been divided into a number of separate families with Enteroctopodidae as one of them. Genera These genera are included in the family Enteroctopodidae: * '' Enteroctopus'' Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 * '' Muusoctopus'' Gleadall, 2004 * '' Sasakiopus'' Jorgensen, Strugnell & Allcock, 2010 * '' Vulcanoctopus'' González & Guerra, 1998 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q21129859 Cephalopod families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muusoctopus
''Muusoctopus'' is a cosmopolitan genus of deep-sea octopus from the family Enteroctopodidae. These are small to medium-sized octopuses which lack an ink sac. Abstract. Recent work has suggested that these octopuses originated in the North Atlantic and subsequently moved into the North Pacific while the species in the Southern Hemisphere are descended from multiple invasions from northern oceans. Abstract. Species These species are currently classified as members of the genus ''Muusoctopus'': *'' Muusoctopus abruptus'' (Sasaki, 1920) *'' Muusoctopus berryi'' ( Robson, 1924) *'' Muusoctopus bizikovi'' Gleadall, Guerrero-Kommritz, Hochberg & Laptikhovsky, 2010 *'' Muusoctopus canthylus'' (Voss & Pearcy, 1990) *'' Muusoctopus clyderoperi'' (O'Shea, 1999) *'' Muusoctopus eicomar'' (Vega, 2009) *'' Muusoctopus eureka'' (Robson, 1929) *'' Muusoctopus fuscus'' (Taki, 1964) *'' Muusoctopus hokkaidensis'' (Berry, 1921) *'' Muusoctopus hydrothermalis'' (González & Guerra in González, Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasakiopus
''Sasakiopus'' is a genus of octopus containing only one species, ''Sasakiopus salebrosus'', the rough octopus. It is part of the family Enteroctopodidae. Genetic analysis appeared to show that ''S. salebrosus'' is the sister taxon of the genera '' Benthoctopus'' and '' Vulcanoctopus'', although the former is now considered a synonym of '' Bathypolypus'', the only genus in the family Bathypolypodidae, and the latter as a synonym of '' Muusoctopus''. The type specimen was collected and the Sea of Okhotsk, and the describer Madoka Sasaki named it ''Octopus salebrosus'' in 1920. When Guy Coburn Robson revised the Octopodidae, he tentatively reassigned ''O. salebrosus'' to ''Bathypolypus'' based on its rough skin, deep web, and short arms. The only specimens available to Robson were females, so the ligula could not be examined, the ligulae of ''Bathypolypus'' are distinctively large and are laminated. Subsequent workers raised doubts about where this species should be placed until s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octopus
An octopus ( : octopuses or octopodes, see below for variants) is a soft-bodied, eight- limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda (, ). The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefish, and nautiloids. Like other cephalopods, an octopus is bilaterally symmetric with two eyes and a beaked mouth at the center point of the eight limbs. The soft body can radically alter its shape, enabling octopuses to squeeze through small gaps. They trail their eight appendages behind them as they swim. The siphon is used both for respiration and for locomotion, by expelling a jet of water. Octopuses have a complex nervous system and excellent sight, and are among the most intelligent and behaviourally diverse of all invertebrates. Octopuses inhabit various regions of the ocean, including coral reefs, pelagic waters, and the seabed; some live in the intertidal zone and others at abyssal depths. Most species grow quickly, mature ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enteroctopus
''Enteroctopus'' is an octopus genus whose members are sometimes known as giant octopus. Etymology The generic name ''Enteroctopus'' was created by Alphonse Tremeau de Rochebrune and Jules François Mabille in 1887 and published in 1889, joining Ancient Greek 'gut' and , thus 'octopus ith arms similar toguts.' Description ''Enteroctopus'' is a genus of generally temperate octopuses. Members of this genus are characterized by their large size and are often known as giant octopuses. ''Enteroctopus'' species have distinct longitudinal wrinkles or folds dorsally and laterally on their bodies. Their heads are distinctly narrower than the mantle width. The hectocotylus of the males in this genus, found on the third right arm, is long and narrow in comparison with other genera in the family Octopodidae, often comprising one-fifth the length of the arm. Octopuses in this genus have large, paddle-like papillae instead of the more conical papillae in other octopus genera. Spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vulcanoctopus
''Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis'' is a small benthic octopus endemic to hydrothermal vents. It is the only known species of the genus ''Vulcanoctopus''. Habitat ''Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis'' lives along the East Pacific Rise, the border of the Pacific, Cocos, and Nazca Plates. It is often found near colonies of giant tube worms. Description The morphology of ''V. hydrothermalis'' shows some unusual traits for an octopus, due to adaptations selected for in the deep sea, such as the lack of an ink sac. Its dorsal arms are longer than the ventral arms. These feature biserial suckers. Overall, it has a mean total length of . Behavior The ratio of recovered individuals is skewed towards males, indicating fewer females or spatial segregation by sex. Its primary defense reaction is to freeze in place, then if needed, the secondary defense involves pushing away from the bottom then drifting back down. ''V. hydrothermalis'' uses its front arms (I dorsal and II dorsolateral) for fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enteroctopus Zealandicus
''Enteroctopus zealandicus'', also known as the yellow octopus, is a large octopus of the genus '' Enteroctopus''. It is endemic to the waters surrounding New Zealand. Description ''Enteroctopus zealandicus'' has the distinctive characteristics of the genus ''Enteroctopus'', including longitudinal folds on the body and large paddle-like papillae. ''E. zealandicus'' is a large octopus, reaching a total length of at least 1.4 m, though few whole samples have been collected and this is only a guide. Range and habitat ''Enteroctopus zealandicus'' is endemic to New Zealand. Samples have been collected along the east coast of the south island, Chatham Rise, Campbell Plateau, Stewart, Auckland and Antipodes Islands; and from the surface down to 530m depth. There is an absence of published information about the preferred habitat or diet of this species. Predators ''Enteroctopus zealandicus'' is one of the most important prey of New Zealand sea lions at the Auckland Islands and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Norman (marine Biologist)
Mark Douglas Norman is a marine biologist living in southern Australia, where he works through the University of Melbourne and Museum Victoria. For over a decade, Norman has been working exclusively with cephalopods and he is one of the leading scientists in the field, having discovered over 150 new species of octopuses. The best known of these is probably the mimic octopus The mimic octopus (''Thaumoctopus mimicus'') is a species of octopus from the Indo-Pacific region. Like other octopuses, it uses its chromatophores to disguise itself with its background. However, it is noteworthy for being able to impersonate a .... Mark Norman is the author of ''Cephalopods: A World Guide'', a book published in 2000 containing over 800 colour photographs of cephalopods in their natural habitat. References Australian marine biologists Teuthologists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Biologist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphonse Trémeau De Rochebrune
Alphonse Amédée Trémeau de Rochebrune was a French botanist, malacologist and a zoologist. He was born on 18 September 1836 in Saint-Savin, and died on 23 April 1912 in Paris. Biography The son of a curator of the Museum of Angoulême, he became a military surgeon and reached the rank of adjutant in 1870. After obtaining his doctorate in 1874, he travelled to Saint-Louis in Senegal. In 1878, he joined the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle as an assistant in the Laboratory of Anthropology, and then replaced Victor Bertin (1849–1880), as assistant naturalist in the Laboratory of molluscs, worms and zoophytes, after Bertin's death. He held this post until his retirement in 1911. He addressed, in one hundred fifty publications, to a variety of subjects: from geology to paleontology, botany to malacology. These include his 1860 catalogue of wild flowering plants in the Department of Charente, co-written with Savatier Alexander. From 1882 to 1883, Rochebrune took part in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules François Mabille
Jules François Mabille (Tours, 5 December 1831 − 18 January 1904) was a French malacologist, biologist and zoologist who in many trips around the world discovered and studied many species of mollusc. In 1882−83 Mabille participated in the French scientific expedition to Cape Horn and the South Seas, with his fellow malacologist Alphonse Trémeau de Rochebrune Alphonse Amédée Trémeau de Rochebrune was a French botanist, malacologist and a zoologist. He was born on 18 September 1836 in Saint-Savin, and died on 23 April 1912 in Paris. Biography The son of a curator of the Museum of Angoulême, he beca ... and they described many new species of mollusc. His extensive research was written up in 1889. References External link ...
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Family (biology)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoological names with "-inae". See also * International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants * International Code of Zoological Nomenclature * Rank (botany) * Rank (zoology) In biological classification, taxonomic rank is the relative level of a group of organisms (a taxon) in an ancestral or hereditary hierarchy. A common system consists of species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain. While ... Sources {{biology-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
