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Graneledone gonzalezi sp. nov. (Mollusca: Cephalopoda): a new octopod from the Îles Kerguelen

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 May 2004

Angel Guerra ,
Angel F. González  and
Yves Cherel
Angel Guerra
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (CSIC), Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208 Vigo, Spain.
Angel F. González
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (CSIC), Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208 Vigo, Spain.
Yves Cherel
Affiliation:
CEBC-CNRS, BP 14, F-79360 Villiers en Bois, France.
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Abstract

A new octopod species, Graneledone gonzalezi sp. nov., is described from 19 specimens collected off the northern Îles Kerguelen. This is a bathyal octopus which is characterized by: the absence of supra-ocular papillae, short arms, a long ligula without copulatory ridges, a narrow head, six filaments per outer demibranch and radula exhibiting no archaic traits, medium size oocytes and a low number of very long spermatophores. Graneledone gonzalezi is compared with its other congeneric species and found most closely resemble G. antarctica. The geographic and bathymetric distribution of G. gonzalezi is also discussed.

Keywords

cephalopodsGraneledoneÎles KerguelenSouthern Ocean
Type
Papers—Life Sciences and Oceanography
Information
Antarctic Science , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , March 2000 , pp. 33 - 40
Copyright
© Antarctic Science Ltd 2000

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