''Opisthoteuthis albatrossi'' (common name in ja, オオクラゲダコ) is a cirrate octopus originally found off

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in Japan. This species was described from only four specimens. It is similar to '' Opisthoteuthis californiana;'' the two may be the same species. It is also similar to '' Opisthoteuthis japonica.'' ''O. albatrossi'' lives in the North Pacific, from Japanese waters to the

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. It exists at recorded depths of below the surface.

Description

''Opisthoteuthis albatrossi'' is a small octopus; its total length is . Each arm has more than 80 suckers, and males have some very enlarged suckers, typical to opisthoteuthids. Like other cirrate octopuses, it has a thick, fleshy web connecting its arms; a small internal

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to support its body; and

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on its arms.

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Drawings of the octopus and its body parts
{{Taxonbar, from=Q13930543 Octopuses Cephalopods of Oceania Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean Marine molluscs of Asia Molluscs of Japan Molluscs described in 1920