Common Blanket Octopus
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| Tremoctopus violaceus delle Chiaje, 1830 |
The Common Blanket Octopus, Tremoctopus violaceus, is a large octopus of the family Tremoctopodidae found world-wide in warm seas. It is up to 6 ft in length.
The Common Blanket Octopus is greyish to purplish, with four of its arms joined with an umbrella-like web. It has a vestigial internal shell remnant but no secondary shell is present.
[edit] External links
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
