Ameloctopus litoralis (lat.) Is a species of cephalopods from the family of common octopuses (Octopodidae), type and unique in the genus Ameloctopus [1] . It lives off the northern coast of Australia [2] .
| Ameloctopus litoralis |
Male, holotype |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Superfamily : | Octopodoidea |
| Gender: | Ameloctopus Norman, 1992 |
| View: | Ameloctopus litoralis |
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| International scientific name |
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Ameloctopus litoralis Norman, 1992 |
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Ameloctopus litoralis lacks an ink bag, the siphon is rudimentary, it has elongated tentacles, which it can throw off in case of danger ( autotomy ) [2] .
Ameloctopus litoralis lurks in shelters at shallow depths, including littoral . It feeds by pulling tentacles from the shelter or obtain food at night during low tides, crawling along the exposed littoral [2] .
Females lay large eggs. This means that the larvae live in benthos and cannot travel long distances [2] .
It occurs along the coast of northern Australia from southern Queensland to the northwest of Western Australia [2] .
- β Genus Ameloctopus (English) in the World Register of Marine Species . (Retrieved March 15, 2019) .
- β 1 2 3 4 5 Norman MD 1992. Ameloctopus litoralis , gen. et sp. nov. (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), a new shallow-water octopus from tropical Australian waters. Invertebrate Taxonomy 6 (3): 567-582. DOI : 10.1071 / IT9920567 .
