Graneledone Explained

Graneledone is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.^[1] The type species is Eledone verrucosa Verrill, 1881.

Species

Species and subspecies within the genus Graneledone include:^[2]

• Graneledone antarctica Voss, 1976
• Graneledone boreopacifica Nesis, 1982
• Graneledone challengeri (Berry, 1916)
• Graneledone gonzalezi Guerra, González & Cherel, 2000
• Graneledone kubodera O'Shea, 1999
• Graneledone macrotyla Voss, 1976
• Graneledone taniwha O'Shea, 1999
  • Graneledone taniwha kubodera
  • Graneledone taniwha taniwha
• Graneledone verrucosa (A. E. Verrill, 1881)
  • Graneledone verrucosa media *
  • Graneledone verrucosa verrucosa
• Graneledone yamana Guerrero-Kommritz, 2000

Synonyms:

• Graneledone pacifica Voss & Pearcy, 1990: synonym of Graneledone boreopacifica Nesis, 1982
• Graneledone polymorpha Robson, 1930: synonym of Adelieledone polymorpha (Robson, 1930) (original combination)
• Graneledone setebos Robson, 1932: synonym of Megaleledone setebos (Robson, 1932) (original combination)

The species listed above with an asterisk (*) are questionable and need further study to determine if they are valid species or synonyms.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Graneledone Joubin, 1918. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2020-11-18.
2. 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 [Rome, FAO]. 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.