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Giant Octopuses
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Giant Octopuses

Enteroctopus

Enteroctopus is an octopus genus whose members are sometimes known as giant octopus.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Giant Pacific Octopus

speciesEnteroctopus dofleini

Southern Red Octopus

speciesEnteroctopus megalocyathus

Cape Giant Octopus

speciesEnteroctopus magnificus

Yellow Giant Octopus

speciesEnteroctopus zealandicus

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