Eledone schultzei

Brush-tipped octopus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Eledonidae
Genus: Eledone
Species:
E. schultzei
Binomial name
Eledone schultzei
(Hoyle, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Aphrodoctopus carlgreni (Thore, 1945)
  • Aphrodoctopus nigra (Hoyle, 1910)
  • Aphrodoctopus schultzei (Hoyle, 1910)
  • Eledone carlgreni Thore, 1945
  • Eledone thysanophora Voss, 1962

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.

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