Ameloctopus Explained

Ameloctopus litoralis is only species of octopus in monotypic genus Ameloctopus.^[1] It is found in shallow waters in tropical Australia and lacks an ink sack. Ameloctopus litoralis lays large eggs compared to other octopuses.^[2]

References

• Norman, M. D. (1992). Ameloctopus litoralis gen. et sp. nov. (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), a new shallow-water octopus from tropical Australian waters. Invertebrate Taxonomy, 6 . pp. 567–582.

Notes and References

1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=555819 itis.gov
2. http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/IT9920567.htm Invertebrate Taxonomy 6(3) 567 - 582