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Argonaut (animal) - Wikipedia The argonauts (genus Argonauta, the only extant genus in the family Argonautidae) are a group of pelagic octopuses They are also called paper nautili, referring to the paper-thin eggcase that females secrete; however, as octopuses, they are only distant relatives of true nautili
Argonauta - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Argonauta species have very large eyes and small distal webs They have a mantle-funnel locking apparatus, which is a way to identify the genus It consists of knob-like cartilages in the mantle and corresponding depressions in the funnel Unlike the closely related genera Ocythoe and Tremoctopus, Argonauta species lack water pores
Meet the Argonaut, The World’s Weirdest Octopus Mysterious and misunderstood, the argonaut is unlike any other octopus species on earth And as you’ll soon learn, there’s still so much we don’t know about these creatures First of all, the ‘paper nautilus’ isn’t actually a nautilus
Meet the argonaut, an octopus that traps air to float in open . . . In truth, these sexually dimorphic creatures, also called paper nautiluses, trap air in their shells as ballast and propel themselves across the ocean’s surface This allows them to live in open water rather than on the seafloor, making them one of the few pelagic octopuses
Argonaut (Paper Nautilus) | National Geographic The argonaut, or paper nautilus, is actually an octopus Females make a parchment-like shell to carry incubating eggs and control where they swim in the water column This species of octopus is
Argonauts - Wikipedia The Argonauts ( ˈɑːrɡənɔːt AR-gə-nawt; Ancient Greek: Ἀργοναῦται, romanized: Argonaûtai, lit ' Argo sailors') were a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War (around 1300 BC) [1] accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece
Argonauta - Tree of Life Web Project Argonauts are muscular, pelagic octopods Females secrete a thin calcareous "shell" in which they reside Shells may reach a length of 30 cm (Nesis, 1982) The dorsal arms of females are modified with large, flag-like membranes that expand over the shell and are responsible for the secretion of the shell Eyes are very large and webs very small
ARGONAUTA Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of ARGONAUTA is a genus of cephalopods (order Dibranchia) including a single recent form, the paper nautilus (A argos), related to the octopus and like it having eight arms two of which in the female are expanded at the tips to clasp the thin fragile unchambered shell
Argonauta argo, Argonaut - thecephalopodpage. org Argonauta argo is a species of octopus Members of family Argonautidae are known for their acute sexual dimorphism, females with webbed dorsal arms capable of secreting calcareous egg cases, and dwarf males with hectocotylized third arms used for fertilization
Argonauta - Animalia Argonauts are found in tropical and subtropical waters worldwide They live in the open ocean, i e they are pelagic Like most octopuses, they have a rounded body, eight limbs (arms) and no fins However, unlike most octopuses, argonauts live close to the surface rather than on the seabed