Glass Octopus

Vitreledonella richardi

Classification

Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Amphitretidae

Vitreledonella richardi, also known as the glass octopus, is an incirrate octopus. It is in the genus Vitreledonella and of the family Amphitretidae. Description Vitreledonella richardi is transparent, gelatinous, and nearly colorless.

Distribution

Glass Octopus — (c) Richard E. Young, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 3

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Richard E. Young, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionGlass octopus, Wikipedia contributors

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