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The genus Octopus defines the family of the Octopodidae and the members of the family are bottom-living cephalopods having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles.
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What family and genus does the common octopus belong to?
The common octopus belongs to the Octopodidae family and the Octopus genus.
What is the genus and species of a California mudflat octopus?
Octopus bimaculoides
What is the genus of mollusks?
The major genera of mollusks include octopus (genus Octopus), snails (genus Helix), and clams (genus Venerupis).
What is a genus octopi?
It is a type of octopus. genus- ranking below a family and above a species and generally consisting of a group of species. octopi- scientific name for octopus
What it the taxonomy of the common octopus?
Kingdom Animalia Phyllum Mollusca Class Cephalopoda Order Octopoda Family Octopodidae Genus Octopus Species vulgaris
What species is the octopus?
the genus and species of the common octopus is Octopus vulgaris.For the genus and species of specific octopuses you would have to look up because they are different.
What is the difference between a Dumbo Octopus and a normal octopus?
A dumbo octopus (an octopus of the genus Grimpoteuthis) has earlike fins sticking out of its body, but a regular octopus does not. The dumbo octopus also has webbing between its tentacles.
What is the Kingdom phylum class order family genus species of a giant octopus?
The scientific classification for a Giant Octopus is as follows: Kingdom: protista Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Order: Octopoda Family: Octopodidae Genus: Enteroctopus Species: Enteroctopus Dofleini
What is the phylum of the blue -ringed octopus?
The blue-ringed octopus, as well as any octopus, is in the phylum of Mollusca. All octopi are aditionally in the class Cephalopoda and the order Octopoda. The Blue-ringed octopus is additionally in the genus Hapalochlaena.
What is the scientific name of the blue-ringed octopus?
The genus is called 'Hapalochlaena'. There are three species of Hapalochlaena, and there is fourth that is still under research: * The Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) * The Southern Blue-ringed Octopus or Lesser Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) * The Blue-lined Octopus (Hapalochlaena fasciata) * The Hapalochlaena nierstraszi (still under research)
What is the scientific name for north pacific octopus?
Octopuses are the most intellectual marine animals. They can memorize, mimic and solve problems in labs. There have been many cases in which octopuses escaped from their tanks. To answer your question correctly, the scientific name of the common octopus is Octopus vulgaris.
What is the species of the blue ringed octopus?
Blue ringed octopus is the common name for the genus Hapalochlaena, which contains three species:*Greater Blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata)*Southern Blue-ringed octopus, also known as the Lesser Blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)*Blue-lined octopus (Hapalachlaena fasciata)Based on one description given of a single specimen in 1938, some think that there may be a fourth species, Hapolachlaena nierstraszi, but that is uncertain.
