Octopus macropus

Atlantic white-spotted octopus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Octopoda
Family:	Octopodidae
Genus:	Octopus
Species:	O. macropus
Binomial name
Octopus macropus Risso, 1826
Synonyms
Octopus alderii Verany, 1851 Octopus bermudensis Hoyle, 1885 Octopus chromatus Heilprin, 1888 Octopus didynamus Rafinesque, 1814 Octopus frayedus Rafinesque, 1814 Octopus granosus Blainville, 1826 Octopus heteropus Rafinesque, 1814 Octopus longimanus Férussac, 1839 in Férussac & d'Orbigny, 1834–1848 Octopus macropodus SanGiovanni, 1829 Octopus verrilli palliata Robson, 1929 Tremoctopus scalenus Hoyle, 1904

Octopus macropus

Octopus macropus, also known as the Atlantic white-spotted octopus, white-spotted octopus, grass octopus or grass scuttle, is an octopus species native to at least the Mediterranean Sea. A similar octopus from the Caribbean Sea has sometimes been identified as O. macropus, although the relationship between the two taxa remains unresolved.

O. macropus grows to 15 cm in mantle length with the long arms exceeding 1 m.

External links

• Marine Invertebrates of Bermuda: Grass Octopus (Octopus macropus)