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Octopus bimaculatus, the Glossary

Index Octopus bimaculatus

Octopus bimaculatus, commonly referred to as Verrill's two-spot octopus, is a similar species to the Octopus bimaculoides, a species it is often mistaken for.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 12 relations: Addison Emery Verrill, Baja California, Bivalvia, California two-spot octopus, Cayucos, California, Chiton, Crustacean, Limpet, Plankton, Point Conception, Predation, Snail.

  2. Molluscs described in 1883
  3. Taxa named by Addison Emery Verrill

Addison Emery Verrill

Addison Emery Verrill (February 9, 1839 – December 10, 1926) was an American invertebrate zoologist, museum curator and university professor.

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Baja California

Baja California ('Lower California'), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California (Free and Sovereign State of Baja California), is a state in Mexico.

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Bivalvia

Bivalvia, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts.

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California two-spot octopus

The California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides), often simply called a "bimac", is an octopus species native to many parts of the Pacific Ocean including the coast of California. Octopus bimaculatus and California two-spot octopus are molluscs of the Pacific Ocean and Octopuses.

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Cayucos, California

Cayucos (Spanish for "Canoe") is an unincorporated coastal town in San Luis Obispo County, California, along California State Route 1 between Cambria to the north and Morro Bay to the south.

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Chiton

Chitons are marine molluscs of varying size in the class Polyplacophora, formerly known as Amphineura.

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Crustacean

Crustaceans are a group of arthropods that are a part of the subphylum Crustacea, a large, diverse group of mainly aquatic arthropods including decapods (shrimps, prawns, crabs, lobsters and crayfish), seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, opossum shrimps, amphipods and mantis shrimp.

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Limpet

Limpets are a group of aquatic snails with a conical shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot.

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Plankton

Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms that drift in water (or air) but are unable to actively propel themselves against currents (or wind).

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Point Conception

Point Conception (Chumash: Humqaq) is a headland along the Gaviota Coast in southwestern Santa Barbara County, California, United States.

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Predation

Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey.

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Snail

A snail is a shelled gastropod.

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See also

Molluscs described in 1883

Taxa named by Addison Emery Verrill

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_bimaculatus

Also known as The California two-spot octopus, Verrill's Two-spot Octopus.