Ocythoe tuberculata
Ocythoe tuberculata, also known as the tuberculate pelagic octopus or football octopus, is a pelagic octopus. It is the only known species in the family Ocythoidae.
| Tuberculate pelagic octopus | |
|---|---|
| Specimen preserved in formaldehyde | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Ocythoidae Gray, 1849 |
| Genus: | Ocythoe Rafinesque, 1814 |
| Species: | O. tuberculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ocythoe tuberculata Rafinesque, 1814 | |
| Synonyms | |
Ocythoe tuberculata is found in warm and temperate seas, especially in the Northern Hemisphere, such as the North Pacific Ocean off California.
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