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Genus of octopuses From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Megaleledone setebos, the giant Antarctic octopus, is a very large venomous octopus with a circum-Antarctic distribution. It grows to at least 28 cm in mantle length and 90 cm in total length.[1] M. setebos feeds by drilling small holes in large, shelled mollusks, and then injecting its toxic saliva. The venom even works at subfreezing temperatures.[2]
Megaleledone | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Octopoda |
Family: | Megaleledonidae |
Genus: | Megaleledone Taki, 1961 |
Species: | M. setebos |
Binomial name | |
Megaleledone setebos (Robson, 1932) | |
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This species was transferred to the genus Megaleledone and synonymised with Megaleledone senoi in a 2003 paper.[1]
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