Muusoctopus bizikovi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Enteroctopodidae |
| Genus: | Muusoctopus |
| Species: | M. bizikovi
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| Muusoctopus bizikovi Gleadall, Guerrero-Kommritz, Hochberg & Laptikhovsky, 2010
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Muusoctopus bizikovi is a species of octopus in the family Enteroctopodidae.[1] It was first described in a paper by Ian G. Gleadall, Juergen Guerrero-Kommritz, Frederick G. Hochberg, and Vladimir V. Laptikhovsky in 2010 which described three inkless octopodid species from off the southeast coast of South America. The specimens were bycatch from the Falkland Islands fishery.[2]
Description[edit]
Muusoctopus bizikovi is a small, dark red, inkless octopus. Its ink gland is vestigial, and located between the digestive gland and the anus.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Muusoctopus bizikovi Gleadall, Guerrero-Kommritz, Hochberg & Laptikhovsky, 2010". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ a b Gleadall, Ian G.; Guerrero-Kommritz, Juergen; Hochberg, Frederick G.; Laptikhovsky, Vladimir V. (June 2010). "The inkless octopuses (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) of the southwest Atlantic". Zoological Science. 27 (6): 528–553. doi:10.2108/zsj.27.528. ISSN 0289-0003. PMID 20528161.
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