Graneledone verrucosa

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Graneledone verrucosa
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Megaleledonidae
Genus: Graneledone
Species:
G. verrucosa
Binomial name
Graneledone verrucosa
Synonyms
  • Eledone verrucosa A. E. Verrill, 1881
  • Graneledone verrucosa media Joubin, 1918
  • Moschites verucosus(A. E. Verill, 1881)
  • Moschites verucosa(A. E. Verill, 1881)

Graneledone verrucosa is a species of octopus in the family Megaleledonidae. The species is native to the North Atlantic Ocean. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Allcock, L; Allen, G (2015). "Graneledone verrucosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T163159A978478. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T163159A978478.en . Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species -". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  3. "Graneledone verrucosa, Warty octopus". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2023-06-22.