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The females are around {{convert|1|m|ft}} long when full-grown. The males are considerably smaller at around {{convert|10|cm|in}}. |
The females are around {{convert|1|m|ft}} long when full-grown. The males are considerably smaller at around {{convert|10|cm|in}}. |
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As a species, they are unique among [[cephalopod]]s in possessing a true [[gas bladder]] {{Citation needed}}. They are also one of the only known [[Ovoviviparity|ovoviviparous]] cephalopod species. It is relatively unresearched in terms of behaviour and life cycle. |
As a species, they are unique among [[cephalopod]]s in possessing a true [[gas bladder]] {{Citation needed|date=May 2013}}. They are also one of the only known [[Ovoviviparity|ovoviviparous]] cephalopod species. It is relatively unresearched in terms of behaviour and life cycle. |
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Young females and mature males have been observed residing inside [[salp]]s, although little is known about this relationship. |
Young females and mature males have been observed residing inside [[salp]]s, although little is known about this relationship. |
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Revision as of 23:03, 27 May 2013
| Tuberculate pelagic octopus | |
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| Family: | Ocythoidae Gray, 1849
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| Genus: | Ocythoe Rafinesque, 1814
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| Species: | O. tuberculata
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| Ocythoe tuberculata Rafinesque, 1814
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Ocythoe tuberculata, also known as the tuberculate pelagic octopus or football octopus, is a pelagic octopus. It is the only known species in the family Ocythoidae.
Ocythoe tuberculata is found in warm and temperate seas, especially in the Northern Hemisphere, such as the North Pacific Ocean off California.
Description
The females are around 1 metre (3.3 ft) long when full-grown. The males are considerably smaller at around 10 centimetres (3.9 in).
As a species, they are unique among cephalopods in possessing a true gas bladder [citation needed]. They are also one of the only known ovoviviparous cephalopod species. It is relatively unresearched in terms of behaviour and life cycle.
Young females and mature males have been observed residing inside salps, although little is known about this relationship.
Gallery
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Male with attached hectocotylus that has broken free from its sac.
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Cut-away drawing of the viscera.
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Details of the hectocotylus.
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O. tuberculata paralarva.
External links
- "CephBase: Ocythoe tuberculata". Archived from the original on 17 August 2005.
- Tree of Life web project: Ocythoe tuberculata
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