From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
| Class
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Cephalopoda +
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| Common name is
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Giant Pacific Octopus +
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| Documentation requested
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false +
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| Family
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Octopodidae +
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| Genus
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Enteroctopus +
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| Order
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Octopoda +
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| Phylum
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Mollusca +
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| Scientific name is
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Enteroctopus dofleini +
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| SpecificEpithet
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dofleini +
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| Summary
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The giant Pacific octopus is in a class of … The giant Pacific octopus is in a class of its own. Intelligent, inscrutable, and only seen a few times a year even by assiduous beachcombers, it is a creature worthy of respect.
''Enteroctopus dofleini'' looks like a species from further south - ''Octopus rubescens'' - which is smaller, and has three small flaps under each eye. Those flaps are not obvious when the animal is out of the water.Also, ''Octopus rubescens'' doesn't have the "ridged" look of the giant Pacific Octopus. Rather, it looks reticulated, sometimes almost warty.
Often tiny specimens are found (after all, this species has upwards of a hundred thousand eggs). These may be confused with deeper-dwelling species, such as ''[[Benthoctopus leioderma]]'' and ''[[Rossia pacifica]]'', but their tentacles are long and they are spotted with blotches of reddish brown.
The giant Pacific octopus can weigh as much as an adult person, and measure 24 feet with its arms spread. and measure 24 feet with its arms spread. +
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| Synonyms include
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Octopus dofleini +
, Polypus apollyon +
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| TaxonRank
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species +
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| Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Enteroctopus dofleini +
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, Enteroctopus dofleini +
, Enteroctopus dofleini +
, Enteroctopus dofleini +
, Enteroctopus dofleini +
, Enteroctopus dofleini +
, Enteroctopus dofleini +
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| Categories |
Marine Invertebrate +
, Species +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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25 July 2013 09:20:33 +
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| Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Enteroctopus dofleini +
, Enteroctopus dofleini +
, Enteroctopus dofleini +
, Enteroctopus dofleini +
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