Megaleledonidae
| Megaleledonidae | |
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| Graneledone boreopacifica | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Superfamily: | Octopodoidea |
| Family: | Megaleledonidae Taki, 1961 |
| Type genus | |
| Megaleledone Taki, 1961
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Megaleledonidaeis a family ofoctopusesin thesuperfamilyOctopodoidea.It was formerly placed in the familyOctopodidaesensu latoas thesubfamilyMegaleledoninae but more recent studies have raised this taxon as a valid family.[1]Megaleledonidae contains about 43 species in 12 genera.
Reproduction
[edit]Megaleledonidae are known to produce both fewer and larger offspring than octopods that live in more tropical climates. The eggs produced by Megaleldonidae are typically large with very slow embryonic development that can take up the majority of their lifecycle including from months to years.[2]
Genera
[edit]The following genera are included within the family Megaleledonidae:[1]
- AdelieledoneAllcock, Hochberg, Rodhouse & Thorpe, 2003(3 species)
- BathypurpurataVecchione, Allcock & Piatkowski, 2005(monotypic)
- BentheledoneRobson,1932(2 species)
- GraneledoneJoubin,1918(9 species)
- MegaleledoneIw. Taki, 1961(monotypic)
- MicroeledoneNorman,Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 2004(monotypic)
- PareledoneRobson, 1932(16 species)
- PraealtusAllcock, Collins, Piatkowski & Vecchione, 2004(monotypic)
- TetracheledoneVoss,1955(monotypic)
- ThaumeledoneRobson, 1930(6 species)
- VelodonaChun,1915(monotypic)
- VosseledonePalacio, 1978(monotypic)
References
[edit]- ^abPhillipe Bouchet (2015)."Megaleledonidae Taki, 1961".World Register of Marine Species.Flanders Marine Institute.Retrieved31 January2018.
- ^Schwarz, R.; Hoving, H.-J; Noever, C.; Piatkowski, U. (11 July 2019)."Life histories of Antarctic incirrate octopods (Cephalopoda: Octopoda)".PLOS ONE.14(7): e0219694.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0219694.PMC6622534.PMID31295339.