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Telescope Octopuses
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Telescope Octopuses

Amphitretus

Amphitretus is a genus of pelagic gelatinous octopuses. It is the sole genus of family Amphitretidae and consists of two species. Some authorities consider Amphitretus thielei as a subspecies of Amphitretus pelagicus, making this family monotypic.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Amphitretus thielei

speciesAmphitretus thielei

Telescope Octopus

speciesAmphitretus pelagicus

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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 328457.