Octopus ( Amphioctopus) areolatus
General information
 
Octopus ( Amphioctopus) areolatus de Haan, 1839
 
 
Valid name Amphioctopus fangsiao (d'Orbigny, 1839)
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
-
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Lophotrochozoa; Mollusca; Cephalopoda; Coleoidea; Neocoleoidea; Octopodiformes; Octopoda; Incirrata; Octopodidae; unclassified Octopodidae.
Geographical distribution
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Occurrence -
Importance
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Ieshima Islands (Hyogo Prefecture, Japan) in the Seto Inland sea
Source of chromosomes
Embryos
Number of specimens with sex
One female
Diploid chromosome number
60
Karyotype formula
48m+8m/sm+4sm
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Telomeres were localized by hybridization signals using FISH
Reference(s)
Kenta A, Keiko O, Takashi K, Tatsuki Y, Sei-Ichi O (2014). Molecular cytogenetic study in Octopus ( Amphioctopus) areolatus from Japan. Fisheries Science, 80(3): 445-450.