Deep-sea octopus (Graneledone boreopacifica) conducts the longest-known egg-brooding period of any animal.
Octopuses typically have a single reproductive period and then they die (semelparity). Once a clutch of fertilized eggs has been produced, the female protects and tends them until they hatch. In most shallow-water species this period of parental care can last from 1 to 3 months, but very little is k...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014
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