Violet Blanket Octopus (species: Tremoctopus violaceus) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Tremoctopus violaceus
Violet Blanket Octopus


©Comingio Merculiano: Female Violet Blanket Octopus (Tremoctopus violaceus)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Cephalopoda
Order Octopoda
Family Tremoctopodidae
Genus Tremoctopus
Species Tremoctopus violaceus
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 200 cm (Head to ends of arms) - applies to Females
  • Up to 2.4 cm (Head to ends of arms) - applies to Males

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Interesting facts

  • Males and small females of less than 7cm have been reported to carry with them the tentacles of the Portuguese Man o' War, whose poison they are immune to. It is speculated that these tentacles serve both as a defensive mechanism and possibly as a method of capturing prey (Wikipedia).

Distribution

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