Thaumoctopus-
mimicus
The Mimic Octopus
mimicus
The Mimic Octopus
This is an example of a Thaumoctopus. It 'discovered' as recently as 1998, off the coast of Sulawesi in Indonesia. This particular species is Thaumoctopus mimicus, whose common name is the Mimic Octopus. It is in the Animalia kingdom.The family is Octopodidae .The phylum is Mollusca. It is in the Cephalopoda class, under the order Octopoda.
Octopus parvus is another genus in the . It is also widely planted in flower gardens. This species, Crocus sativus is also very well known, as it is the source of the spice saffron, the most expensive spice in the world. It doesn't really have a common name. People just use "crocus."
Octopus wolfiis is the world smallest known octopus, smaller the a dime. Its common name is
Star-sucker pygmy octopus.
Star-sucker pygmy octopus.
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