Octopus koellikeri = Tremoctopus violaceus (common blanket octopus), Octopus defilippi = Macrotritopus defilippi (Lilliput longarm octopus) Tremoctopus violaceus syn. Octopus koellikeri (A, B, C), Macrotritopus defilippi syn. Octopus defilippi (D, F)
Date 1851
Author Jean Baptiste Vérany
Full title Mollusques méditeranéens [!]; observés, décrits, figurés, et chromolithographiés d'après le vivant ...
BHL Page URL https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33591480
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A.B.C. Octopus koellikeri = Tremoctopus violaceus (common blanket octopus)
The common blanket octopus or violet blanket octopus (Tremoctopus violaceus) is a large octopus of the family Tremoctopodidae found worldwide in the epipelagic zone of warm seas. The degree of sexual dimorphism in this species is very high, with females growing up to two meters in length, whereas males grow to about 2.4 cm. The first live specimen of a male was not seen until 2002 off the Great Barrier Reef. Individual weights of males and females differ by a factor of about 10,000 and potentially more.
Order: Octopoda > Family: Tremoctopodidae > Genus: Tremoctopus > Species: Tremoctopus violaceus
D.F. Octopus defilippi = Macrotritopus defilippi (Lilliput longarm octopus)
The Lilliput longarm octopus or the Atlantic longarm octopus (Macrotritopus defilippi) is a small species of octopus, a marine cephalopod mollusc of the order Octopoda.This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean. Its typical habitat is shallow sandy areas.
Order: Octopoda > Family: Octopodidae > Genus: Macrotritopus > Species: Macrotritopus defilippi
