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    1 reviewed ecological connection · 1 connected published profile

    Source-identified Octopus cyanea; Documentary organism photograph; source identification retained. Framed for display
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    With reviewed connectionsGreat hammerhead shark ↗

    No reviewed ecological connections are recorded for this selection yet. Explore the documented collection. Taxonomic relatives below are classification links, not evidence of an ecological interaction.

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    These organisms share a recorded family. Classification does not establish an ecological interaction.

    Source-identified Octopus vulgaris; Documentary organism photograph. Framed for display
    Species · Octopus

    Common Octopus

    Octopus vulgaris

    Eight flexible arms, a soft body and rapidly changing skin make the common octopus an effective coastal predator. The name once covered …