| Eledone caparti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Eledonidae |
| Genus: | Eledone |
| Species: | E. caparti |
| Binomial name | |
| Eledone caparti | |
Eledone caparti is a rare and little known species of benthic octopus from the Atlantic Ocean off the south-west coast of Africa. The egg masses of Eledone caparti have been found in the dissected stomachs of blue sharks.[3]
References
- ↑ Allcock, L.; Taite, M.; Allen, G. (2018). "Eledone caparti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T162990A962322. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T162990A962322.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Adam W. 1950 Notes sur les Cephalopodes, XXII.- Deux nouvelles especes de la cote africaine occidentale Bulletin du Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, 26 (45) 1-9
- ↑ Nesis, K.N & Nigmatullin, C.M 1978 A record of egg masses of the bottom octopus Eledone caparti in the stomachs of blue sharks Zoologichesky Zhurnal, 57(9):1324-1329 (Russian with English summary)
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