Snakearm Octopus

Octopus alecto

Classification

Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae

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 the genus Octopus are now assigned to other genera within the family.

Distribution

Snakearm Octopus — (c) MarvalPhotography19, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Mexico · 4

Sources and credits

Photo(c) MarvalPhotography19, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionOctopus (genus), Wikipedia contributors

Snakearm Octopus

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