Enteroctopus dofleini

Description

Size: to 160 cm

General: Large, skin with wrinkles fold and papillae, two sucker rows.

Geographic Information

Published depth range: 1 - 1500 m

Habitat description: Benthic.

Additional Information

Consulting taxonomist: Janet Voight, Associate Curator, Invertebrates, The Field Museum.

References

Encyclopedia of Life

Tree of Life

World Register of Marine Species

National Center for Biotechnology Information

Kubodera, T. (1991). Distribution and abundance of the early life stages of octopus, Octopus dofleini Wuelker, 1910 in the North Pacific. Bulletin of Marine Science, 49: 235-243.

Vincent, T.L.S., D. Scheel and K.R. Hough (1998). Some aspects of diet and foraging behavior of Octopus dofleini (Wuelker, 1910) in its northernmost range. Marine Ecology, 19: 13-29.

Hartwick, B. (1984). Ecological studies of Octopus dofleini (Wueller) on the west coast of British Columbia. Journal of Shellfish Research, 4: 91.