Taxonomy, Biology and Evolution of Cephalopods
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Diversity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 10849
Special Issue Editors
2. Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
Interests: cephalopod taxonomy; diversity; mollusca genetic; cephalopoda
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cephalopods are known as intelligent invertebrates, having evolved a complex nervous system and an extraordinary coloration strategy that can serve as means of camouflage and communication. The Cephalopoda comprises more than 800 known species in two extant subclasses: Coleoidea, which includes octopus, squid, cuttlefish; and Nautiloidea, which are often considered “living fossils”. Animals in this class have also adapted to various environments, from tropics to the polar regions, from pelagic to the benthic habitats, from surface waters to the deep seas. Considering their remarkable innovations in body plan and evolution, we present this Special Issue to collect the new studies and advances in understanding the diversity and the biology of cephalopods. The scope includes, but is not limited to, the following aspects: taxonomy, species diversity, population genetics, conservation, evolutionary history, and behavioral biology.
Prof. Dr. Xiaodong Zheng
Dr. Ran Xu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cephalopods
- taxonomy
- biodiversity
- conservation
- ecology
- evolution
- genetics