Octopus wolfi
| Octopus wolfi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Genus: | Octopus |
| Species: | O. wolfi
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| Binomial name | |
| Octopus wolfi (Wülker, 1913) [2]
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| Synonyms | |
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Polypus wolfi Wülker, 1913 | |
Octopus wolfi, the star-sucker pygmy octopus, is the smallest known octopus. It is found in fairly shallow waters in the western Pacific. It is characterised by a pattern of "papillate fringes" around the edge of the suckers near the arm tip.[3]
Its length is less than 2.5 cm (1 in) and it weighs less than 1 g (0.04 oz). It is found in the western Pacific Ocean at depths between 3–30 metres (9.8–98.4 ft).[4]
References
- ^ Allcock, L.; Headlam, J. (2018). "Octopus wolfi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T162989A962316. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T162989A962316.en. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Bouchet, Philippe (2010). "Octopus wolfi (Wülker, 1913)". World Register of Marine Species. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee. 342047. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ Roper, C. F. E.; Mangold, K. M. (1991). "Octopus schultzei (Hoyle, 1910): a redescription with designation of Aphrodoctopus new genus (Cephalopoda; Octopodinae)" (PDF). Bulletin of Marine Science.
- ^ Main, Douglas (10 August 2015). "Octopus wolfi". Newsweek: Tech and Science. Retrieved 1 May 2017.