Octopus kermadecensis

Octopus kermadecensis is a species of octopus in the genus Octopus. It is endemic to the Kermadec Islands. It was first described as Poypus kermadecnsis in 1914 from a female specimen, no male specimen was collected and described until 2011.[2]

Octopus kermadecensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Genus: Octopus
Species:
O. kermadecensis
Binomial name
Octopus kermadecensis
(Berry, 1914)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Callistoctopus kermadecensis (Berry, 1914)
  • Pinnoctopus kermadecensis (Berry, 1914)
  • Polypus kermadecensis Berry, 1914

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