Megaleledone

Megaleledone
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Octopoda
Family:	Megaleledonidae
Genus:	Megaleledone; Taki, 1961
Species:	M. setebos
Binomial name
	Megaleledone setebos; (Robson, 1932)
Synonyms
	Graneledone setebos; Robson, 1932; Megaleledone senoi; Taki, 1961; Pareledone senoi; (Taki, 1961);

Megaleledone setebos, the giant Antarctic octopus, is a very large octopus with a circum-Antarctic distribution. It grows to at least 28 cm in mantle length and 90 cm in total length.^[1] M. setebos feeds by drilling small holes in large, shelled mollusks, and then injecting its poisonous saliva. The venom even works at subfreezing temperatures.^[2]

This species was transferred to the genus Megaleledone and synonymised with Megaleledone senoi in a 2003 paper.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Allcock, A.L.; Hochberg, F.G. & Stranks, T.N. (2003). "Re-evaluation of Graneledone setebos (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) and allocation to the genus Megaleledone". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 83 (2): 319–328. doi:10.1017/S0025315403007148h.
^ "Antarctic octopuses found with cold-resistant venom". Reuters. July 22, 2010.

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[setebos-1] Allcock, A.L.; Hochberg, F.G. & Stranks, T.N. (2003). "Re-evaluation of Graneledone setebos (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) and allocation to the genus Megaleledone". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 83 (2): 319–328. doi:10.1017/S0025315403007148h.

[2] "Antarctic octopuses found with cold-resistant venom". Reuters. July 22, 2010.

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