Octopi Gallery

PM-404 Common Octopus

PM-404
Common Octopus
Atlantic and Mediterranean
Octopus vulgaris
Shows special rectangular pupil and double row of sensitive suckers along the arms.
Pat Morris
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Atlantic Ocean, Cephalopod Mollusc, Marine, Marine Animals, Mediterranean, Mollusc, Molluscs, Octopus, Octopuses, Suckers, Tentacles, Wild Life

DOW-149 Vampire Squid

DOW-149
Vampire Squid
Monterey - California - USA
Vampyroteuthis infernalis
Small white discs / Dots are Photophores - Light producing organs - Deep sea 600-900mtrs/2-3000 ft in the oxygen minimum zone - It is currently the only animal in the order Vampyromorphida, an order "in between" octopus and squid, mainly due to the addition of sensory filaments believed to be used for finding food in the deep sea - It has eight long arms and two filaments that extend well past the total length of the body and can retract into pockets found in the webbing between the arms - Within the webbing are two pouches wherein the tactile velar filaments are concealed.
Steve Downer
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Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) resting on top of the two halves of an old

Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) resting on top of the two halves of an old clam shell on the sandy seabed. These octopus regularly carry pieces of shell so they can use them as protective armour if required. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea

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