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Octopus vulgaris (common octopus) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 1 (16141570561)

Image of Octopus Cuvier 1798

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Summary[edit] Description: Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 - common octopus in empty queen conch shell (Strombus gigas). (photo taken by Mark Peter) The tentacled-organism at bottom is Condylactis gigantea, the giant Caribbean sea anemone. Classification: Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Octopoda, Octopodidae Locality: South Pigeon Creek estuary, southeastern San Salvador Island, eastern Bahamas. Date: 24 March 2011, 12:27. Source: Octopus vulgaris (common octopus) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 1. Author: James St. John.

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