Species

Common Octopus

Mollusks

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General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Common Octopus." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/common-octopus.

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Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Common Octopus. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/common-octopus

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@misc{natureatlas-common-octopus,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Common Octopus},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/common-octopus},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

Common Octopus

Facts

Identification

Distinguishing Appearance

A soft, boneless bulbous mantle trailing eight long tapering arms lined with rows of suckers, with no external shell. 1

Sources

1. Common Octopus (Wikipedia)

Characteristics section

Quote, Characteristics section

Octopus vulgaris grows to 25 cm (10 inches) in mantle length with arms up to 1 m (3.3 feet) long.

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