Octopus sasakii
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| Octopus sasakii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Genus: | Octopus |
| Species: | O. sasakii
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| Octopus sasakii | |
Octopus sasakii is a species of octopus found only in salt water. This species is a taxon inquirendum.[1]
Physical description[edit]
It is able to change its color. It moves forward by vigorously squeezing water in its cloak and pumping it through the siphon.
Diet[edit]
It is carnivorous with a diet consisting mainly of fish, crabs, lobsters and molluscs, which it catches with the suction cups on its tentacles.
Parasitism[edit]
It is parasitized by Dicyema shimantoense, which infects its renal appendages.[2]
Name[edit]
The specific name honors the Japanese zoologist Madoka Sasaki who died in 1927.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Octopus sasakii Taki, 1942". World Register of Marine Species. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ Furuya, Hidetaka (Oct 2008). "Three new dicyemids from Octopus sasakii (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopoda)". The Journal of Parasitology. 94 (5): 1071–1081. doi:10.1645/GE-1580.1. ISSN 0022-3395. PMID 18576860.
- ^ "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. S." Hans G. Hansson. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
External links[edit]
- ITIS Report: Octopus sasakii — the Island Sea of Japan.
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