Sealife guideThe Octopodidae familyThe taxonomy of marine species

Explore the taxonomy of marine mollusca including squid, shellfish, nudibranchs, octopus, cuttlefish !

Coconut octopus
(Amphioctopus marginatus)

Common octopus
(Octopus vulgaris)

Mimic octopus
(Thaumoctopus mimicus)

White-spotted octopus
(Callistoctopus macropus)

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