Top Results for Tremoctopodidae
The violet blanket octopus, Tremoctopus violaceus, is a pelagic cephalopod that lives in tropical and subtropical open oceans. It displays extreme sexual dimorphism: adult females can approach two metres in total length, whereas males remain only a few centimetres long. Females have expansive membra...
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Extreme sexual dimorphism and blanket membranes create major scientific and visual reputation.
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Tremoctopus gelatus is a deep-water species of blanket octopus belonging to the family Tremoctopodidae. Like other members of its genus, it exhibits a pelagic lifestyle, drifting through the open ocean rather than residing on the sea floor. The species shares the characteristic extreme sexual size d...
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Shares blanket octopus novelty, but much less public recognition and limited observation record.
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