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Opisthoteuthis medusoides Thiele, 1915
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Cephalopoda | Octopoda | Opisthoteuthidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 400 - 400 m (Ref. 96968). Tropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Indian Ocean: Tanzania.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Size, known only from juveniles (Ref. 96968).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Cephalopoda are gonochoric. Male and female adults usually die shortly after spawning and brooding, respectively. Mating behavior: Males perform various displays to attract potential females for copulation. During copulation, male grasp the female and inserts the hectocotylus into the female's mantle cavity where fertilization usually occurs. Life cycle: Embryos hatch into planktonic stage and live for some time before they grow larger and take up a benthic existence as adults.
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum. 2005. (Ref. 19)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 20 August 2014
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record
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Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.