| Robsonella | |
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| Robsonella fontaniana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Genus: | Robsonella Adam, 1938[1] |
| Type species | |
| Octopus fontanianus d'Orbigny, 1834 in 1834-1847 | |
| Species | |
| See text. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Joubinia Robson, 1929 (invalid as preoccupied by Joubinia Buerger, 1904 Nemertea | |
Robsonella is a small genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae. It contains two described species. Robsonella octopuses can be found on the central-south coast of Chile. If an octopus’ first lateral tooth in the radula is crescent shaped; this allows you to identify it as a Robsonella fontaniana. One species in the genus, Robsonella fontaniana, inhabit the coastal waters of Chile and range from northern Peru to Golfo Nuevo in Argentina.[2] Robsonella fontaniana are very small (under 50 mm mantle length), have rugged skin and each eye has a fleshy expansion. [2]
Species
- Robsonella fontaniana (D'Orbigny, 1834 in 1834-1847)
- Robsonella huttoni Benham, 1943
References
- ^ a b Julian Finn (2017). "Robsonella Adam, 1938". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ a b Ruiz, J. F.; Sepúlveda, R. D.; Ibáñez, C. M. (2012). "Behaviour of Robsonella fontaniana in response to a potential predator". Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research. 40: 253–258 – via EBSCOhost.
External links
- CephBase: Robsonella
- "Robsonella". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259361081_Redescription_of_Robsonella_fontaniana_Cephalopoda_Octopodidae