A review of the genus Muusoctopus (Cephalopoda: Octopoda) from Arctic waters
Alexey V. Golikov,
Gudmundur Gudmundsson,
Martin E. Blicher
et al.
Abstract:We report two Arctic species of incirrate octopods new to science. One is formally described here as Muusoctopus aegir Golikov, Gudmundsson & Sabirov sp. nov. while the other, Muusoctopus sp. 1, is not formally described due to a limited number of samples (all are immature individuals). These two species differ from each other, and from other Muusoctopus, especially in: 1) absence of stylets (in M. aegirsp. nov.); 2) proportions of mantle and head; 3) funnel organ morphology (W-shaped with medial and margi… Show more
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