California Lilliput Octopus

Octopus micropyrsus

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

California Lilliput Octopus — (c) Steve Addison, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 70

Sources and credits

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

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