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Bolitaena
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Bolitaena

Bolitaena is a genus of pelagic octopods from the subfamily Bolitaeninae in the family Amphitretidae. It contains two species, a third species Bolitaena microcotyla is now regarded as a synonym of Haliphron atlanticus.

The genus contains bioluminescent species.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Bolitaena massyae

speciesBolitaena massyae

Pygmy Pelagic Octopus

speciesBolitaena pygmaea

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 246399.