Adelieledone polymorpha
Species of octopus
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Adelieledone polymorpha, or the Antarctic knobbed octopus, is a species of octopus found in the Antarctic.[3] It was first described by Guy Coburn Robson in 1930, based on specimens found in South Georgia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Megaleledonidae |
| Genus: | Adelieledone |
| Species: | A. polymorpha |
| Binomial name | |
| Adelieledone polymorpha Robson, 1930 | |
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Taxonomy
Robson originally placed Adelieledone polymorpha in the genus Graneledone.[4] It was then placed in the genus Pareledone, but was moved to the genus Adelieledone in 2003.[5] Robson also split Adelieledone polymorpha into two varieties, oblonga and affinis; that distinction was removed in 2003 as it was likely a result of deformation and misclassification of specimens.[6]
