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common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
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Common octopus. U. S. Virgin Islands, Coki Beach, St. Thomas.
Date 2004
Source NOAA Photo Library: reef1073 http://www.flickr.com/photos/noaaphotolib/5114745644/
Author Becky A. Dayhuff, Environmental Educator.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reef1073_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.jpg
The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is a mollusc belonging to the faimily Octopodidae. Octopus vulgaris is found in the eastern Atlantic extends from the Mediterranean Sea and the southern coast of England to at least Senegal in Africa. It also occurs off the Azores, Canary Islands, and Cape Verde Islands. The species is also common in the Western Atlantic.
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Scientific Name: Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Common Names: Common Octopus
Synonyms:
Octopus vulgaris americanus D'Orbigny, 1842 In R. de la Sagra, 1838-1857
Octopus rugosus (Bosc, 1792)
Octopus vulgare Cuvier, 1797
Octopus brevitentaculatus Blainville, 1826
Octopus cassiopeia Gray, 1849
Octopus coerulescentes Arbanasich, 1895
Sepia granulata Bosc, 1792
Octopus granulatus Lamarck, 1798
Octopus incertus Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869
Sepia rugosa Bosc, 1792
Octopus niger Risso, 1854
Octopus troscheli Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869
Octopus tuberculatus Blainville, 1826
Octopus tuberculatus Risso, 1826
Octopus ruber Rafinesque, 1814
Octopus tetradynamus Rafinesque, 1814 |
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