Alexey V Golikov, Gudmundur Gudmundsson, Martin E Blicher, Lis L Jørgensen, Ekaterina I Korneeva, Steinunn H Olafsdottir, Elena I Shagimardanova, Leyla H Shigapova, Denis V Zakharov, Olga L Zimina, Rushan M Sabirov
We report two Arctic species of incirrate octopods new to science. One is formally described here as Muusoctopus aegir Golikov, Gudmundsson & Sabirov sp. nov. while the other, Muusoctopus sp. 1, is not formally described due to a limited number of samples (all are immature individuals). These two species differ from each other, and from other Muusoctopus, especially in: 1) absence of stylets (in M. aegir sp. nov.); 2) proportions of mantle and head; 3) funnel organ morphology (W-shaped with medial and marginal limbs of equal length in M...
November 16, 2023: Zoological Letters