Synopsis of Pareledone and Megaleledone species, with description of two new species from East Antarctica (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae)

A synopsis is given for species of the genus Paraledone from Prydz Bay, Antarctica: P. adelieana (Berry, 1917), P. charcoti (Joubin, 1905) and P. harrissoni (Berry, 1917). Two new species of Pareledone are described and illustrated: P. framensis from Fram Bamk, off MacRobertson Land, and P. prydzens...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria
Main Authors: Lu, C.C., Stranks, T.N.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: National Museum of Victoria 1994
Subjects:
Amery
Amery Ice Shelf
East Antarctica
Joubin
MacRobertson Land
Prydz Bay
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice Shelf
Online Access:https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/50733/
https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/50733/1/2963.pdf
https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mmv.1994.54.11
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Summary:A synopsis is given for species of the genus Paraledone from Prydz Bay, Antarctica: P. adelieana (Berry, 1917), P. charcoti (Joubin, 1905) and P. harrissoni (Berry, 1917). Two new species of Pareledone are described and illustrated: P. framensis from Fram Bamk, off MacRobertson Land, and P. prydzensis fro Prydz Bay, off the Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica. A comparative description of Megaleledone senoi Taki, 1961, from Antarctica is also provided.

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