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Common octopus

Octopus vulgaris

Genus Octopus. Family Octopodidae. Order Octopuses.

Common octopus — Photographs 1
Common octopus.
Photo Wikipedia, Albert Kok

Description

The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is a mollusk belonging to the class Cephalopoda.

Traits

Danger
safe
Source
E.Lieske and R.F.Myers"Coral Reef Guide.Red Sea",Collins,2004.

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Photographs

Common octopus — Photographs 2
Common octopus.
Mediterranean Sea. 6 March 2007.
Photo Wikipedia, Albert Kok
Common octopus — Photographs 3
Common octopus.
5 August 2006.
Photo Wikipedia, von Beckmannjan
Common octopus — Photographs 4
Common octopus. Zoological illustration.
Comingio Merculiano (1845-1915) in Jatta Giuseppe (1860-1903) / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links

Source: Wikipedia

Source: E.Lieske and R.F.Myers"Coral Reef Guide.Red Sea",Collins,2004.