Brush-tipped octopus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Eledonidae
Genus: Eledone
Species:
E. schultzei
Binomial name
Eledone schultzei
(Hoyle, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Aphrodoctopus carlgreni (Thore, 1945)
  • Aphrodoctopus nigra (Hoyle, 1910)
  • Aphrodoctopus schultzei (Hoyle, 1910)
  • Eledone carlgreni Thore, 1945
  • Eledone thysanophora Voss, 1962

Eledone schultzei, the brush-tipped octopus, is a rare species of octopus.[2] It has previously been known by other taxonomic names (synonyms) including Eledone thysanophora and Aphrodoctopus schultzei.[3]

Distribution

It is found off the South African coast from Saldanha Bay to Table Bay in less than 10m of water.

Description

The brush-tipped octopus has a round body with eight arms and no shell. Its arms have one row of suckers. Brush-like digitate are found at the end of each of its arms, except for the hectocotylus.[4]

Ecology

Its habits are mostly unknown, but it feeds on small crustaceans.

References

  1. ↑ Allcock, L.; Taite, M.; Allen, G. (2018). "Eledone schultzei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T163331A999174. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T163331A999174.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Branch, G.M. Griffiths, C.L. Branch, M.L. Beckley, L.E. 2000 Two Oceans: A guide to the marine life of southern Africa. ISBN 0-86486-250-4
  3. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Eledone schultzei (Hoyle, 1910)".
  4. ↑ Roper, Clyde F. E.; Mangold, Katharina M. (September 1991). "Octopus Schultzei (Hoyle, 1910): A Redescription with Designation of Aphrodoctopus New Genus (Cephalopoda; Octopodinae)" (PDF). Bulletin of Marine Science. 49 (1–2): 59. Retrieved 27 April 2023.


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