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Eledone moschata musky octopus

Eledone moschatais commonly referred to as musky octopus. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. A aquarium size of at least 3000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
6026 
AphiaID:
140601 
Scientific:
Eledone moschata 
German:
Moschuskrake 
English:
Musky Octopus 
Category:
Cephalopoda 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > Octopoda (Order) > Eledonidae (Family) > Eledone (Genus) > moschata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lamarck, ), 1798 
Occurrence:
Tunesien, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Algeria, Egypt, European Coasts, Israel, Morocco, Portugal, Red Sea, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the Mediterranean Sea 
Size:
up to 7.64" (19.4 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C) 
Food:
Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Snails, Zoobenthos 
Tank:
659.94 gal (~ 3000L)  
Difficulty:
Experts only! Very hard to keep 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2013-09-08 19:55:30 

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(Lamarck, 1798)

Widespread in the Mediterranean over soft bottoms over Posidonia beds.

Color: from yellow-grey to yellow-brown.

Diet: small fish, mussels and crustaceans.

Synonyms:
Eledonenta microsicya Rochebrune, 1884
Octopus moschatus Lamarck, 1798

Scientific paper

  1. Spoilage potential of ice-stored whole musky octopus (Eledone moschata), Vladimiros P. Lougovois; Maria K. Kolovou; Ioannis N. Savvaidis; Michael G. Kontominas, 2008
  2. Biochemical dynamics of spermatogenesis and oogenesis in Eledone cirrhosa and Eledone moschata (Cephalopoda: Octopoda), R. Rosa; P.R. Costa; J. Pereira; M.L. Nunes, 2004
  3. Impact of Physical and Chemical Pretreatments on Texture of Octopus (Eledone moschata), Eugenios Katsanidis, 2004
  4. Content of mercury and cadmium in fish ( Thunnus alalunga ) and cephalopods ( Eledone moschata ) from the south-eastern Mediterranean Sea, Storelli, M. M.; Marcotrigiano *, G. O. , 2004
  5. Reproductive biology of Eledone moschata (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) in the Gulf of Cádiz (south-western Spain, ICES Division IXa), Silva, Luis; Ramos, Fernando; Sobrino, Ignacio , 2004
  6. Acetylcholinesterase at high catalytic efficiency and substrate specificity in the optic lobe of Eledone moschata (Cephalopoda: Octopoda): biochemical characterization and histochemical localization, Vincenzo Talesa; Rita Romani; Mario Calvitti; Gabriella Rosi; Elvio Giovannini, 1998
  7. Behavioural interactions and activity of captive Eledone moschata: laboratory investigations of a ‘social’ octopus, Jennifer A. Mather, 1985
  8. Ultrastructure of the nerves associated with the epistellar body of the octopod Eledone moschata and the parolfactory vesicles of the squid Todarodes sagittatus, Alain Perrelet; Alexander Mauro, 1972
  9. Electrophysiological Evidence of Photoreceptors in the Epistellar Body of Eledone moschata, MAURO, ALEXANDER; BAUMANN, FRITZ, 1968
  10. Der Sehfarbstoff, die Absorption der Rezeptoren und die spektrale Empfindlichkeit der Retina vonEledone moschata, Kurt Hamdorf; Joachim Schwemer; Ulrich Täuber, 1968
  11. Substances of a phenolic and indolic nature present in acetone extracts of the posterior salivary glands of octopoda (Octopus vulgaris, Octopus macropusandEledone moschata), V. Erspamer; G. Boretti, 1951
  12. Ueber die bei Belichtung der Netzhaut von Eledone moschata entstehenden Actionsströme, A. Beck, 1899

External links

  1. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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