Amphioctopus fangsiao
Amphioctopus fangsiao | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Octopoda |
Family: | Octopodidae |
Genus: | Amphioctopus |
Species: | A. fangsiao |
Binomial name | |
Amphioctopus fangsiao (d'Orbigny, 1839) | |
Synonyms | |
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Amphioctopus fangsiao is a species of octopus, a cephalopod belonging to the genus Amphioctopus.[2] It is found in the Pacific Ocean, including off the coasts of New Zealand.[3]
In Korea, this octopus is eaten by boiling alive in soup.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Philippine Sea, the northwest pacific and off Japan (Osaka Bay)
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Closeup of suckers
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Hiding in shell
References
- ↑ "UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO) - Amphioctopus fangsiao (d'Orbigny, 1839)". Marinespecies.org. 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Amphioctopus fangsiao (d'Orbigny, 1839)". Marinespecies.org. 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
- ↑ "Global Barcode Of Life Data Mirror". Nz.boldmirror.net. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
Further reading
- Norman M.D. & Hochberg F.G. (2005) The current state of Octopus taxonomy. Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin 66:127–154.
- Furuya, H. (2006). Three new species of dicyemid mesozoans (Phylum Dicyemida) from Amphioctopus fangsiao (Mollusca: Cephalopoda), with comments on the occurrence patterns of dicyemids. Zoological Science 23: 105–119.
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