Graneledone taniwha

Graneledone taniwha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Megaleledonidae
Genus: Graneledone
Species:
G. taniwha
Binomial name
Graneledone taniwha
O'Shea, 1999

Graneledone taniwha, the deepwater warty octopus, is a deep-sea species of benthic octopus in the genus Graneledone. This is also one of two species of Graneledone endemic to New Zealand. Graneledone taniwha lives in marine environments. One photographed specimen was found at 900 m (3,000 ft) depth on the Chatham Rise.

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