Blanket octopus
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Tremoctopus is a genus of pelagic cephalopods, containing four species that occupy surface to mid-waters in subtropical and tropical oceans.[2] They are commonly known as blanket octopuses, in reference to the long, transparent webs that connect the dorsal and dorsolateral arms of the adult females. The other arms are much shorter and lack webbing.
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Blanket octopus | |
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Adult female Tremoctopus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Octopoda |
Family: | Tremoctopodidae Tryon, 1879[1] |
Genus: | Tremoctopus Chiaje, 1830[1] |
Type species | |
Tremoctopus violaceus delle Chiaje, 1830 | |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
Philonexis d'Orbigny, 1835 |
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