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  2. Common octopus - Wikipedia

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    The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is a mollusk belonging to the class Cephalopoda. Octopus vulgaris is one of the most studied of all octopus species, and also one of the most intelligent. It ranges from the eastern Atlantic, extends from the Mediterranean Sea and the southern coast of England , to the southern coast of South Africa.

  3. Octopus - Wikipedia

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    The common octopus can hear sounds between 400 Hz and 1000 Hz, and hears best at 600 Hz. [68] Octopuses have an excellent somatosensory system. Their suction cups are equipped with chemoreceptors so they can taste what they touch. Octopus arms move easily because the sensors recognise octopus skin and prevent self-attachment. [69]

  4. Giant Pacific octopus - Wikipedia

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    It is common for these octopus to leave their den for short periods of time and eventually return to re-use the same den. [29] However, over longer periods of time, E. dofleini relocate to new dens situated relatively nearby, within an average distance of 13.2 meters.

  5. Category:Octopuses - Wikipedia

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    A type of marine mollusc in the Cephalopod class of the Mollusca order — the Octopus. The preferred plural form is Octopuses. The main article for this category is Octopus .

  6. East Pacific red octopus - Wikipedia

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    East Pacific red octopus, rescued from a gull near Los Osos, California. Octopus rubescens (commonly the East Pacific red octopus which is a Cephalopod, and also known as the ruby octopus, a preferred common name due to the abundance of octopus species colloquially known as red octopus [1]) is the most commonly occurring shallow-water octopus on much of the North American West Coast and a ...

  7. Octopus (genus) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Octopodidae - Wikipedia

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    Octopus Cuvier, 1798 (99 species) Paroctopus Naef, 1923 (3 species) Pinnoctopus d'Orbigny, 1845 (2 species) Pteroctopus P. Fischer, 1882 (6 species) Robsonella Adam, 1938 (2 species) Scaeurgus Troschel, 1857 (5 species) Teretoctopus Robson, 1929 (2 species) Thaumoctopus Norman & Hochberg, 2005 (monotypic) Wunderpus Hochberg, Norman & Finn, 2006 ...

  9. California two-spot octopus - Wikipedia

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    Octopus bimaculoides observed at Nicholson Point in La Jolla, California in August, 2024. Close-up of the chromatophores on Octopus bimaculoides. The California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides), often simply called a "bimac", is an octopus species native to many parts of the Pacific Ocean including the coast of California. One can ...