| Ameloctopus | |
|---|---|
| | |
| 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] | |
Ameloctopus litoralis is the 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]