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An octopus (pl.: octopuses or octopodes [a]) is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda (/ ɒ k ˈ t ɒ p ə d ə /, ok-TOP-ə-də [3]).The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefish, and nautiloids.
The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is a mollusk belonging to the class Cephalopoda. Octopus vulgaris is one of the most studied of all octopus species, and also one of the most intelligent. It ranges from the eastern Atlantic, extends from the Mediterranean Sea and the southern coast of England , to the southern coast of South Africa.
Octopus is the largest genus of octopuses, comprising about 100 species. These species are widespread throughout the world's oceans. Many species formerly placed in ...
Octopus dofleini martini Pickford, 1964 The giant Pacific octopus ( Enteroctopus dofleini ), also known as the North Pacific giant octopus , is a large marine cephalopod belonging to the genus Enteroctopus and Enteroctopodidae family.
Scientists have discovered what may be a completely new species of octopus-- and it's absolutely adorable.. On February 27th, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration launched an ...
East Pacific red octopus, rescued from a gull near Los Osos, California. Octopus rubescens (commonly the East Pacific red octopus which is a Cephalopod, and also known as the ruby octopus, a preferred common name due to the abundance of octopus species colloquially known as red octopus [1]) is the most commonly occurring shallow-water octopus on much of the North American West Coast and a ...
A family chronicled their pet octopus’s pregnancy journey on TikTok.. According to the Clifford family’s TikTok account @doctoktupus, their Californian adult female octopus bimaculoide ...
The seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus), also known as the blob octopus or sometimes called septopus, is one of the two largest known species of octopus; the largest specimen ever discovered had an estimated total length of 3.5 m (11 ft) and mass of 75 kg (165 lb).