Amphioctopus arenicola

Amphioctopus arenicola
Systematics
Subclass :	Octopus (coleoidea)
Superordinate :	Eight-armed squid (Vampyropoda)
Order :	Octopus (octopoda)
Family :	Real octopus (Octopodidae)
Genre :	Amphioctopus
Type :	Amphioctopus arenicola
Scientific name
	Amphioctopus arenicola
	Huffard & FG Hochberg , 2005

Amphioctopus arenicola is a medium-sized cephalopod fromthe amphioctopus genus . He lives in the Pacific Ocean . Christine L. Huffard and Eric Hochberg first describedthe species in 2005.

features

Amphioctopus arenicola reaches a mantle length of seven centimeters and a total length of 40 centimeters. It weighs up to 245 grams.

In male Amphioctopus arenicola , the third right tentacle forms the Hectocotylus . There are 160 to 210 suction cups on each normal arm . The hectocotyle arm has about 100 suction cups. The mating organ is small and 2.5 to 3.5% as long as the hectocotylus.

The gills have nine to eleven lamellae per demibranch .

Way of life

distribution and habitat

The range of Amphioctopus arenicola is limited to the Hawaiian Islands . The species is most common off the island of Oahu , where it occurs in shallow coastal waters on sandy substrate at depths between 1 and 80 meters.

Reproduction

The females of Amphioctopus arenicola lay eggs two to three millimeters in diameter. The young are the size of plankton .

Individual evidence

^ World Register of Marine Species
↑ ^a ^b ^c Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalog of cephalopod species known to date (p. 83)
↑ ^a ^b ^c Description of a new species of the genus Amphioctopus (Mollusca: Octopodidae) from the Hawai'ian Islands (HUFFARD & FG HOCHBERG, 2005)

[wr-1] World Register of Marine Species

[cw-2] Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalog of cephalopod species known to date (p. 83)

[HH-3] Description of a new species of the genus Amphioctopus (Mollusca: Octopodidae) from the Hawai'ian Islands (HUFFARD & FG HOCHBERG, 2005)