Table 4 in Morphological description and mitochondrial DNA-based phylogenetic placement of a new species of Callistoctopus Taki, 1964 (Cephalopoda, Octopodidae) from the southeast waters of China

Table 4. Comparison of key morphological characters between Callistoctopus xiaohongxu sp. nov., Callistoctopus species, and ' Octopus ' Octopus minor Sasaki, 1920.
ItemCallistoctopus xiaohongxu sp. nov.Callistoctopus species' Octopus ' Octopus minor Sasaki, 1920Data sourcethis studyNorman et al. 2014Norman et al. 2014Colourreddish-orange to reddish-brown, no spotTypically, red-brown to red, white spots or bars on mantle, head and armsred-brown, light yellow spots on mantle surfaceSculpturesmoothsmooth or with scattered low papillaesmoothGC8-910-1410-12Funnel organ\ /\ /-shapedW, UU or VV-shapedV V-shapedWDI15.7 to 22.9around 7 to 28deepest around 10ALI154.9-336.3300-800400-500OAI58.9-81.8around 40-95around 50Enlarged suckersabsentabsentpresentLigulacylindrical with groove, LLI 7.0-11.6cylindrical with deep groove, LLI around 1.5-9spoon-like with wide hollow groove, LLI around 18-23