Octopus Biology and Ecology

Rui Rosa, Ian Gleadall, Graham Pierce, Roger Villanueva, Rui Rosa, Ian Gleadall, Graham Pierce, Roger Villanueva

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN:
  9780128206393
• eBook ISBN:
  9780128208946
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Marine Biology
• Index: Biological Sciences

Octopus Biology and Ecology is an all-in-one resource that explains early life history stages, including age and growth maturation, distribution, migration, diet, predators and parasites related to these mollusks. Octopods are becoming a strong source of protein, with information on the species becoming more and more important to fisheries. This reference offers detailed information on the most economically important octopods in the world and addresses the management and future forecasting of octopod fisheries. Special attention is given to octopods in highly variable coastal environments as they constitute a particular challenge. Octopod populations (together with other cephalopod groups) have increased worldwide, suggesting that these commercially relevant mollusks will benefit from the conditions of the oceans of tomorrow (e.g., global warming and decreased competition and predator pressures). This is a complete resource for aquatic scientists, marine biologists, researchers, cephalopod biologists, cephalopod ecologists, fisheries and aquaculture scientists, regulators and students. - Provides a thorough overview of the biodiversity of octopuses - Presents detailed information about 21 different species - Includes a profound analysis of past, present, and future trends in octopus research

Table of contents

• Octopus Biology and Ecology
• Chapter 1 Origin and diversification of octopuses
• Chapter 2 Global biodiversity and biogeography of coastal octopuses
• Chapter 3 Octopus bimaculatus, California two-spot octopus
• Chapter 4 Octopus bimaculoides, Lesser two-spotted octopus
• Chapter 5 Octopus cyanea, day octopus
• Chapter 6 Octopus insularis, stout reef octopus
• Chapter 7 Octopus maya, the Mayan octopus
• Chapter 8 Octopus mimus, the Changos’ octopus
• Chapter 9 ‘Octopus’ minor, long-armed octopus
• Chapter 10 ‘Octopus’ tehuelchus, small Patagonian octopus
• Chapter 11 Octopus tetricus, gloomy octopus
• Chapter 12 Octopus djinda, western rock octopus
• Chapter 13 Octopus vulgaris, the common octopus
• Chapter 14 Abdopus aculeatus, the prickly octopus
• Chapter 15 Amphioctopus aegina, the sandbird octopus
• Chapter 16 Amphioctopus fangsiao, two-gold-ring octopus☆
• Chapter 17 Hapalochlaena lunulata, greater blue-ringed octopus
• Chapter 18 ‘Octopus’ parvus, bean octopus
• Chapter 19 Eledone cirrhosa, horned octopus
• Chapter 20 Graneledone pacifica, Pacific warty octopus
• Chapter 21 Enteroctopus dofleini, Giant Pacific octopus
• Chapter 22 Enteroctopus megalocyathus, Patagonian red octopus
• Chapter 23 Past, present, and future trends in octopus research
• Index