Octopus macropus

Octopus macropus
Atlantic White-spotted Octopus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Genus: Octopus
Species: O. macropus
Binomial name
Octopus macropus
Risso, 1826
Synonyms
  • Octopus alderii
    Verany, 1851
  • Octopus bermudensis
    Hoyle, 1885
  • Octopus chromatus
    Heilprin, 1888
  • Octopus didynamus
    Rafinesque, 1814
  • Octopus frayedus
    Rafinesque, 1814
  • Octopus granosus
    Blainville, 1826
  • Octopus heteropus
    Rafinesque, 1814
  • Octopus longimanus
    Férussac, 1839 in Férussac & d'Orbigny, 1834–1848
  • Octopus macropodus
    SanGiovanni, 1829
  • Octopus verrilli palliata
    Robson, 1929
  • Tremoctopus scalenus
    Hoyle, 1904

Octopus macropus, also known as the Atlantic White-spotted Octopus, White-spotted Octopus,[1] Grass Octopus or Grass scuttle, is an octopus species native to at least the Mediterranean Sea.[1] A similar octopus from the Caribbean Sea has sometimes been identified as O. macropus, although the relationship between the two taxa remains unresolved.[1]

O. macropus grows to 15 cm in mantle length with the long arms exceeding 1 m.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Norman, M.D. 2000. Cephalopods: A World Guide. ConchBooks.

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