Octopus salutii
Octopus salutii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Octopoda |
Family: | Octopodidae |
Genus: | Octopus |
Species: | O. salutii
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Binomial name | |
Octopus salutii |
Octopus salutii, or the Spider Octopus, is a species of octopus found in the Mediterranean Sea and Northeast Atlantic, from southern Spain to Morocco.[2] It ranges from 4.0 to 13.0 cm ML in males and 3.5 to 16.5 cm ML in females.[3][4] Octopus Salutii are found at depths ranging from 100 to 700m however, they are most abundant at depths of 250 to 500m.[4]
Synonyms[]
- Octopus saluzzii Vérany, 1840 & Naef, 1923[5]
References[]
- ^ "ITIS standard report - Octopus salutii (Verany, 1839)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "Octopus salutii". Sealife base.
- ^ "Octopus salutii". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ a b Quetglas, A.; Gonzalez, M.; Franco, I. (April 2005). "Biology of the upper-slope cephalopod Octopus salutii from the western Mediterranean Sea". Marine Biology. 146 (6): 1131–1138. doi:10.1007/s00227-004-1522-4. ISSN 0025-3162.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Octopus salutii Vérany, 1836". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
Categories:
- Octopodidae
- Cephalopods described in 1839
- Cephalopods of Europe
- Molluscs of the Mediterranean Sea