| Brush-tipped octopus | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Eledonidae |
| Genus: | Eledone |
| Species: | E. schultzei |
| Binomial name | |
| Eledone schultzei (Hoyle, 1910) | |
| Synonyms | |
Eledone schultzei, the brush-tipped octopus, is a rare species of octopus. It has previously been known by other taxonomic names (synonyms) including Eledone thysanophora and Aphrodoctopus schultzei.
Distribution
It is found off the South African coast from Saldanha Bay to Table Bay in less than 10m of water.
Description
The brush-tipped octopus has a round body with eight arms and no shell. Its arms have one row of suckers. Brush-like digitate are found at the end of each of its arms, except for the hectocotylus.
Ecology
Its habits are mostly unknown, but it feeds on small crustaceans.
References
- Allcock, L.; Taite, M.; Allen, G. (2018). "Eledone schultzei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T163331A999174. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T163331A999174.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Branch, G.M. Griffiths, C.L. Branch, M.L. Beckley, L.E. 2000 Two Oceans: A guide to the marine life of southern Africa. ISBN 0-86486-250-4
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Eledone schultzei (Hoyle, 1910)".
- Roper, Clyde F. E.; Mangold, Katharina M. (September 1991). "Octopus Schultzei (Hoyle, 1910): A Redescription with Designation of Aphrodoctopus New Genus (Cephalopoda; Octopodinae)" (PDF). Bulletin of Marine Science. 49 (1–2): 59. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Eledone thysanophora | |
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