| Octopus maorum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Octopodinae |
| Genus: | Octopus |
| Species: | O. maorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Octopus maorum Hutton, 1880 |
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Octopus maorum, the Maori octopus or New Zealand octopus (wheke in Maori), is found in the waters around New Zealand and southern Australia.[1] It lives around reefs and consumes crustaceans. The female takes good care of her eggs during the 11 weeks before they hatch.[2]
| External identifiers for Octopus maorum | |
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| EOL | 491696 |
| ITIS | 556225 |
| NCBI | 158817 |
| WoRMS | 341995 |