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Map Octopus
Euaxoctopus pillsburyae
Euaxoctopus pillsburyae, commonly known as the map octopus, is a species of Euaxoctopus.
From the article Euaxoctopus pillsburyae on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The mantles of this species are small, but due to a tendency of the tentacles to break off in collected samples, exact measurements of size are challenging to capture; however, the arms are noted as being "very long".
Distribution. E. pillsburyae was first described on the Tropical Western Atlantic benthic shelf off the coast of Suriname. It has since been captured in shallow waters off the northern coast of Venezuela. E. pillsburyae appears to prefer soft substrates.
== References ==
In human culture
Euaxoctopus pillsburyae was first described by Gilbert Voss in 1975 after being collected by the R/V John Elliott Pillsbury. The octopus was named after the vehicle, which in turn was named for Rear Admiral John Elliott Pillsbury.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 124905.