Preface: Recent advances in knowledge of the life of cephalopods

Abstract

Nine papers comprising this special section of Hydrobiologia on cephalopod molluscs are introduced. These papers are a selection of those submitted following the CIAC 2015 conference held in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, during 6-14 November, 2015.Keywords Cephalopoda Á Spermatangia ejaculate and male strategies for squid mating Á Female octopus starvation and health during brooding Á Sepia officinalis Hoyle's organ autophagy Á Sepiolid paralarva morphology COI and identification Á Body fluid osmolality osmoconforming Á Effects of ocean acidification on paralarval swimming behaviour Á

World Octopus Fisheries

“…Octopuses are often seen as mystical creatures, capable of escapes from captivity that Houdini could only dream of (Wood and Anderson, 2004) and, to some, able to predict the winner of some matches in the FIFA World Cup football competition (as mentioned, for example, by Gleadall et al, 2018).…”