Abdopus capricornicus

Abdopus capricornicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Octopoda
Family:	Octopodidae
Genus:	Abdopus
Species:	A. capricornicus
Binomial name
	Abdopus capricornicus; (Norman & , 2001)
Synonyms
	Octopus capricornicus Norman & Finn, 2001

Abdopus capricornicus is a species of octopus in the family Octopodidae, native to the Great Barrier Reef.^[1] Individuals are capable of autotomy, sacrificing a writhing arm to a predator to distract it while making an escape.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Abdopus capricornicus (Norman & Finn, 2001)". World Register of Marine Species. MolluscaBase. 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
^ Norman, M. D.; Finn, J. (2001). "Revision of the Octopus horridus species-group, including erection of a new subgenus and description of two member species from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia". Invertebrate Systematics. 15: 13. doi:10.1071/IT99018.

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[WoRMS_534116-1] "Abdopus capricornicus (Norman & Finn, 2001)". World Register of Marine Species. MolluscaBase. 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

[2] Norman, M. D.; Finn, J. (2001). "Revision of the Octopus horridus species-group, including erection of a new subgenus and description of two member species from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia". Invertebrate Systematics. 15: 13. doi:10.1071/IT99018.

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