Octopus wolfi
Octopus wolfi, the star-sucker pygmy octopus, is the smallest known octopus. It is found in fairly shallow waters in the western Pacific. It is characterised by a pattern of "papillate fringes" around the edge of the suckers near the arm tip.[2]
| Octopus wolfi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Genus: | Octopus |
| Species: | O. wolfi |
| Binomial name | |
| Octopus wolfi (Wülker, 1913) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Polypus wolfi Wülker, 1913 | |
Its length is less than 2.5 cm (1 in) and it weighs less than 1 g (0.04 oz). It is found in the western Pacific Ocean at depths between 10 and 100 ft (3 and 30 m).[3]
References
- Bouchet, Philippe (2010). "Octopus wolfi (Wülker, 1913)". World Register of Marine Species. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee. 342047. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- Roper, C.F.E.; Mangold, K.M. (1991). "Octopus schultzei (Hoyle, 1910): a redescription with designation of Aphrodoctopus new genus (Cephalopoda; Octopodinae)". Bulletin of Marine Science.
- Main, Douglas (10 August 2015). "Octopus wolfi". Newsweek: Tech and Science. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
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