Abdopus

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Abdopus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Subfamily: Octopodinae
Genus: Abdopus
Norman & Finn, 2001
Species

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Abdopus is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.

[edit] Species

  • Abdopus abaculus
  • Abdopus aculeatus
  • Abdopus capricornicus
  • Abdopus horridus
  • Abdopus tonganus
  • Abdopus undulatus[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Huffard, C.L. 2007. Four new species of shallow water pygmy octopus (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) from the Kingdom of Tonga. Molluscan Research 27(3): 147–170.
  • Huffard, C.L., R.L. Caldwell & F. Boneka. 2008. Mating behavior of Abdopus aculeatus (d’Orbigny 1834) (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) in the wild. Marine Biology (published online first). doi:10.1007/s00227-008-0930-2

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