Curled Octopus (Eledone cirrhosa)

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Eledone cirrhosa

(Lamarck, 1798)

Curled Octopus

Also known as: Horned Octopus, Lesser Octopus, Aldrovandu's Eledone, Common Eledone, Eledone, Eledone Octopus, Northern Octopus

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Taxonomy

Class

Cephalopoda

Order

Octopoda

Family

Eledonidae

Where to find it

rare

Spain

Other species in Eledonidae

Eledone moschata

Eledone moschata

Musky Octopus

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