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Octopus

Known as: Octopuses, Octopoda, Octopuse 
An eight-armed cephalopod mollusk belonging to the order Octopoda. It includes the octopus as food.
National Institutes of Health

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CephalopodaMolluscaOctopodiformes
Eledone cirrhosa (invertebrate)Octopus, Dietary

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Review
2012
Review
2012
Environmental determinants of latitudinal size-trends in cephalopods
Understanding patterns of body size variation is a fundamental goal in ecology, but although well studied in the terrestrial… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
The toxicology of Octopus maculosa: The blue-ringed octopus
Abstract The biotoxicology of the Australian blue-ringed octopus is detailed with the view of introducing it as a remedy into the… 
1991
1991
Octopus schultzei (Hoyle, 1910) : a redescription with designation of Aphrodoctopus new genus (Cephalopoda; Octopodinae)
The holotype of Octopus schultzei (Hoyle, 1910) was examined, to verify its taxonomic status. The holotype, a male and the only… 
1985
1985
Efferent Influences on the Afferent Activity from the Octopus Angular Acceleration Receptor System
Electrophysiological recordings were made from afferent units of the octopus angular acceleration receptor system during the… 
1981
1981
Cornea regeneration in the Pacific giant octopus,Octopus dofleini, and the common octopus,O. vulgaris
Cornea regeneration in a Pacific giant octopus,Octopus dofleini, occurred within 10 days after the injury was observed. Surgical… 
1979
1979
Hemocyanin of Octopus vulgaris. The molecular weight of the minimal functional subunit in 3 M urea.
In the presence of 3 M urea Octopus vulgaris (Mollusca) hemocyanin dissociates completely, giving a single functional component… 
1962
1962
Simultaneous shape discrimination in Octopus after removal of the vertical lobe.
1. Octopuses from which the vertical or median superior frontal lobes had been removed were able to discriminate between objects… 
1961
1961
Rates of Establishment of Representations in the Memory of Octopuses with and Without Vertical Lobes
1. The rate of learning to attack a rectangle seen at a distance was studied under various conditions. 2. Learning is rapid only… 
1958
1958
The Effect of Vertical Lobe Removal on the Performance of Octopuses in Retention Tests
1. Octopuses were trained to make a tactile discrimination until they attained a criterion of either 75% or 85% correct responses… 
1954
1954
ENZYMIC OXIDATION OF AMINES IN DECAPODS
1. The enzyme amine oxidase has been found in many organs of Sepia officinalis and of Loligo forbesii . 2. The enzyme oxidizes…