“Genus Thaumeledone, n.gen.
The radula is very degenerate, being reduced to little more than the rhachidian teeth. There is no ink sac. The funnel-organ is double. The gills are very much reduced. Type of the genus: Eledone brevis, Hoyle.”
(Robson, 1930: 392)
Thaumeledone is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae found in deep waters in the Southern Hemisphere.
Members of this genus are found in deep waters in the Southern Hemisphere. They are small, squat-bodied, benthic octopuses with arms united by a web. A single row of suckers occurs on the arms. Most species have a deep purple pigmentation on the oral surface of the web. One arm in the male is modified into a hectocotylus. This has a large calamus at the end, giving it a club-like appearance.[1]
These species are accepted by the World Register of Marine Species:[2]
Thaumeledone is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae found in deep waters in the Southern Hemisphere.
Thaumeledone est un genre de mollusques de l'ordre des octopodes (les octopodes sont des mollusques à huit pieds et sont communément appelés pieuvres), et de la famille des Octopodidae.
Selon World Register of Marine Species (29 janvier 2016)[2] :
Thaumeledone est un genre de mollusques de l'ordre des octopodes (les octopodes sont des mollusques à huit pieds et sont communément appelés pieuvres), et de la famille des Octopodidae.
