Bentheledone
Appearance
Bentheledone | |
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Bentheledone rotunda | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Octopoda |
Family: | Megaleledonidae |
Genus: | Bentheledone Robson, 1932 |
Species | |
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Bentheledone is a genus of octopuses in the family Megaleledonidae.[1]
Species
[edit]- Bentheledone albida * (Berry, 1917)
- Bentheledone rotunda (Hoyle, 1885)
The species listed above with an asterisk (*) are questionable and need further study to determine if they are valid species or synonyms.
Habitat
[edit]B. rotunda lives throughout the Antarctic Ocean. Little is known about B. albida; further research has to be done.
References
[edit]- ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Bentheledone Robson, 1932". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 1 February 2018.