Giant octopus

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Giant octopuses
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Genus: Enteroctopus
Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889
Species

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Enteroctopus is an octopus genus, many of whose members are sometimes known as giant octopuses. However, one member of this genus is extremely small in size.

  • Genus Enteroctopus
    • North Pacific Giant Octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini
    • Enteroctopus juttingi *
    • Southern Giant Octopus, Enteroctopus magnificus
    • Enteroctopus megalocyathus
    • Enteroctopus membranaceus
    • Enteroctopus zealandicus

The species listed above with an asterisk (*) is questionable and needs further study to determine if it is a valid species or a synonym.

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