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Species of mollusc

Octopus pallidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Genus: Octopus
Species: O. pallidus
Binomial name
Octopus pallidus
Hoyle, 1885

Octopus pallidus, the pale octopus, is a species of octopus in Oceania.

Immediately after hatching, the pale octopus forages, primarily on bivalves. At night it hides in rubble to surprise prey. Female maturation is dependent on age as well as season. Both sexes can distinguish vertical from horizontal rectangles, and gradient greys from each other and uniform grey.

This species has been studied by scientists trying to determine octopus ages by stylets and pigment.

Gallery

  • Diagram of Octopus pallidus Diagram of Octopus pallidus

References

  1. ^ "Octopus pallidus, pale octopus". sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  2. Leporati, Stephen C.; Pecl, Gretta T.; Semmens, Jayson M. (2008-09-01). "Reproductive status of Octopus pallidus, and its relationship to age and size". Marine Biology. 155 (4): 375–385. doi:10.1007/s00227-008-1033-9. ISSN 1432-1793.
  3. Muntz, W. R. A.; Gwyther, J. (1988-01-01). "Visual Acuity in Octopus Pallidus and Octopus Australis". Journal of Experimental Biology. 134 (1): 119–129. ISSN 0022-0949.
  4. Doubleday, Zoë; Semmens, Jayson M.; Pecl, Gretta; Jackson, George (2006-10-24). "Assessing the validity of stylets as ageing tools in Octopus pallidus". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 338 (1): 35–42. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2006.06.027. ISSN 0022-0981.
  5. Doubleday, Zoë A.; Semmens, Jayson M. (2011-01-31). "Quantification of the age-pigment lipofuscin in known-age octopus (Octopus pallidus): A potential tool for age determination". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 397 (1): 8–12. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2010.11.010. ISSN 0022-0981.
  • Norman M.D. & Hochberg F.G. (2005) The current state of Octopus taxonomy. Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin 66:127–154
  • Norman M.D., Finn J.K. & Hochberg F.G. (2014). Family Octopodidae. pp. 36–215, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes . 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.
Taxon identifiers
Octopus pallidus


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