Octopus scientific name

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Octopus Physical Characteristics • Brown • Red • Blue • Tan • Orange • Purple Smooth 27 mph 6 months-5 years 5-75kg (11-165lbs) This post may contain affiliate links to our partners like Chewy, Amazon, and others. Purchasing through these helps us further the A-Z Animals mission to educate about the world's species. Only The Top 1% Can Ace our Animal Quizzes Think You Can? Take Our Brand New A-Z-Animals Octopus Quiz 5 Amazing Octopus Facts • Some species of • Maze and problem-solving experiments have suggested that octopuses have both short- and long-term memory capabilities. They can find their way back to their dens without any trouble even after traveling far distances. • The deepest living genus of octopus is known as the dumbo octopus. Although it is very small, it lives roughly 13,100 feet below the surface of the water. • Thanks to their highly developed pigment-bearing cells, octopuses are animals that can change the color of their skin significantly and very quickly. This • Contrary to popular belief, the plural form of the word octopus is octopuses – not octopi. However, the term octopi is popularly used to describe more than one octopus. Scientific Name This Latin term Octopus vulgaris is derived from the Ancient Greek words — okto, which means “eight,” and pous, which means “foot.” ©DiveIvanov/Shutterstock.com Octopuses belong to the mollusk order. They fall under the classification of Cephalopoda and the order Octopoda. The term Octopoda was first coined by En...

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