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'''''Cistopus''''' is a genus of octopuses in the family [[Octopodidae]] from the [[Indo-Pacific]] region, colloquially known as '''old-lady octopuses'''. For a long time it was thought that ''Cistopus'' was [[monotypy|monotypic]] with the [[type species]], ''C. indicus'', being the only known species. This species was characterised by the possession of eight small mucus filled pouches around the animal's mouth in the web between the bases of each arm, these have an opening which releases the mucus. The function of these pouches is unknown. A new species, ''C. taiwanicus'' was [[Species description|described]] in 2009 from Taiwan. Octopuses in the genus ''Cistopus'' are harvested and utilised for food on a commercial basis in southern and eastern Asia.<ref name = JoM>{{cite journal | author1 = Jian-Xiang Liao | author2 = Chung-Cheng Lu | year = 2009 | title = A new species of ''Cistopus'' (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) from Taiwan and morphology of mucous pouches | doi = 10.1093/mollus/eyp023 | journal = Journal of Molluscan Studies | volume = 75 | issue = 3 | pages = 269–278}}</ref> Further new species have been described since then.<ref name = WoRMS/> |
'''''Cistopus''''' is a genus of octopuses in the family [[Octopodidae]] from the [[Indo-Pacific]] region, colloquially known as '''old-lady octopuses'''. For a long time it was thought that ''Cistopus'' was [[monotypy|monotypic]] with the [[type species]], ''C. indicus'', being the only known species. This species was characterised by the possession of eight small mucus filled pouches around the animal's mouth in the web between the bases of each arm, these have an opening which releases the mucus. The function of these pouches is unknown. A new species, ''C. taiwanicus'' was [[Species description|described]] in 2009 from Taiwan. Octopuses in the genus ''Cistopus'' are harvested and utilised for food on a commercial basis in southern and eastern Asia.<ref name = JoM>{{cite journal | author1 = Jian-Xiang Liao | author2 = Chung-Cheng Lu | year = 2009 | title = A new species of ''Cistopus'' (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) from Taiwan and morphology of mucous pouches | doi = 10.1093/mollus/eyp023 | journal = Journal of Molluscan Studies | volume = 75 | issue = 3 | pages = 269–278| doi-access = free }}</ref> Further new species have been described since then.<ref name = WoRMS/> |
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==Species== |
==Species== |
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The following species are classified in the genus ''Cistopus'':<ref name = WoRMS/> |
The following species are classified in the genus ''Cistopus'':<ref name = WoRMS/> |
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*''[[Cistopus chinensis]]'' <small>Zheng, Lin, Lu & Ma, 2012</small> |
*''[[Cistopus chinensis]]'' <small>Zheng, Lin, Lu & Ma, 2012</small> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Cephalopod genera]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by John Edward Gray]] |
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Latest revision as of 04:17, 5 March 2021
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Genus: | Cistopus Gray, 1849[1] |
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| Octopus indicus | |
Cistopus is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae from the Indo-Pacific region, colloquially known as old-lady octopuses. For a long time it was thought that Cistopus was monotypic with the type species, C. indicus, being the only known species. This species was characterised by the possession of eight small mucus filled pouches around the animal's mouth in the web between the bases of each arm, these have an opening which releases the mucus. The function of these pouches is unknown. A new species, C. taiwanicus was described in 2009 from Taiwan. Octopuses in the genus Cistopus are harvested and utilised for food on a commercial basis in southern and eastern Asia.[2] Further new species have been described since then.[1]
Species[edit]
The following species are classified in the genus Cistopus:[1]
- Cistopus chinensis Zheng, Lin, Lu & Ma, 2012
- Cistopus indicus (Rapp (in Férussac & d'Orbigny), 1835)
- Cistopus platinoidus Sreeja, Norman & Biju Kumar, 2015
- Cistopus taiwanicus Liao & Lu, 2009
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Julian Finn (2017). "Cistopus Gray, 1849". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ Jian-Xiang Liao; Chung-Cheng Lu (2009). "A new species of Cistopus (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) from Taiwan and morphology of mucous pouches". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 75 (3): 269–278. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyp023.