Octopus wolfi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Genus: Octopus
Species:
O. wolfi
Binomial name
Octopus wolfi
(Wülker, 1913) [2]
Synonyms

Polypus wolfi Wülker, 1913

Octopus wolfi, the star-sucker pygmy octopus, is the smallest known octopus. It is found in fairly shallow waters in the western Pacific. It is characterised by a pattern of "papillate fringes" around the edge of the suckers near the arm tip.[3]

Its length is less than 2.5 cm (1 in) and it weighs less than 1 g (0.04 oz). It is found in the western Pacific Ocean at depths between 3–30 metres (9.8–98.4 ft).[4]

References

  1. ^ Allcock, L.; Headlam, J. (2018). "Octopus wolfi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T162989A962316. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T162989A962316.en. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. ^ Bouchet, Philippe (2010). "Octopus wolfi (Wülker, 1913)". World Register of Marine Species. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee. 342047. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  3. ^ Roper, C. F. E.; Mangold, K. M. (1991). "Octopus schultzei (Hoyle, 1910): a redescription with designation of Aphrodoctopus new genus (Cephalopoda; Octopodinae)" (PDF). Bulletin of Marine Science.
  4. ^ Main, Douglas (10 August 2015). "Octopus wolfi". Newsweek: Tech and Science. Retrieved 1 May 2017.


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