A practical staging atlas to study embryonic development of Octopus vulgaris under controlled laboratory conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Octopus vulgaris has been an iconic cephalopod species for neurobiology research as well as for cephalopod aquaculture. It is one of the most intelligent and well-studied invertebrates, possessing both long- and short-term memory and the striking ability to perform complex cognitive tasks. Nevertheless, how the common octopus developed these uncommon features remains enigmatic. O. vulgaris females spawn thousands of small eggs and remain with their clutch during their entire development, cleaning, venting and protecting the eggs. In fact, eggs incubated without females usually do not develop normally, mainly due to biological contamination (fungi, bacteria, etc.). This high level of parental care might have hampered laboratory research on the embryonic development of thi

SUBMITTER: Deryckere A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7164171 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature