Argonauta

Taxonavigation Kingdom: Animalia Sub Kingdom: Eumetazoa Super Phylum: Protostomia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Sub Class: Coleoidea Super Order: Octopodiformes Order: Octopoda Sub Order: Incirrina Family: Argonautidae Genus: Argonauta Species: A. argo - A. bottgeri - A. cornuta - A. hians - A. nodosa - A. nouryi - A. pacifica

Introduction

This group of octopuses are pelagic, which means they live in the open ocean. They are commonly referred to as paper nautiluses, since the paper-thin eggcase secreted by the female looks similar to the shell of the chambered nautilus. However it is not a true cephalopod shell.

Classification

• A. argo -
• A. bottgeri -
• A. cornuta -
• A. hians -
• A. nodosa -
• A. nouryi -
• A. pacifica -

Resources

• ArgoSearch - exploring the hidden world of argonauts (the paper nautiluses).
• (http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2010.0155): Finn, J.K., and Norman, M.D., The argonaut shell: gas-mediated buoyancy control in a pelagic octopus, Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2010.
• CephBase Argonauta
• wikipedia:Argonauta