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Megaleledonidae

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Megaleledonidae
Graneledone boreopacifica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Superfamily: Octopodoidea
Family: Megaleledonidae
Taki, 1961
Type genus
Megaleledone
Taki, 1961

Megaleledonidae is a family of octopuses in the superfamily Octopodoidea. It was formerly placed in the family Octopodidae sensu lato as the subfamily Megaleledoninae but more recent studies have raised this taxon as a valid family.[1]

Reproduction

Megaleledonidae are known to produce both fewer and larger offspring than octopods that live in more tropical climates. The eggs produced by Megaleldonidae are typically large with very slow embryonic development that can take up the majority of their lifecycle including from months to years.[2]

Genera

The following genera are included within the family Megaleledonidae:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Phillipe Bouchet (2015). "Megaleledonidae Taki, 1961". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. ^ Schwarz, R.; Hoving, H.-J; Noever, C.; Piatkowski, U. (11 July 2019). "Life histories of Antarctic incirrate octopods (Cephalopoda: Octopoda)". PLOS ONE. 14 (7): e0219694. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0219694. PMC 6622534. PMID 31295339.