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Ameloctopus
Genus of molluscs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ameloctopus litoralis is only species of octopus in monotypic genus Ameloctopus.[3] It is found in shallow waters in tropical Australia and lacks an ink sack. Ameloctopus litoralis lays large eggs compared to other octopuses.[4]
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Ameloctopus | |
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A. litoralis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Octopoda |
Family: | Octopodidae |
Genus: | Ameloctopus Norman, 1992 |
Species: | A. litoralis |
Binomial name | |
Ameloctopus litoralis Norman, 1992[2] | |
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