octopus
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Researchers at the station contacted octopus expert Janet Voight and sent her photographs of the animal for identification.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
"Right away, I knew it was something really special," said octopus expert Janet Voight, who was asked to identify the strange species.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
The newly described species was announced in the journal Zootaxa after researchers confirmed that the unusual octopus had never been documented before.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
She was immediately interested because the closest known octopus of that shape lives off the coast of Uruguay -- in a different ocean on the other side of South America.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
“Toby didn’t do it,” Marshall said, hugging a slightly damp octopus to his chest.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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Marine Biology - Introductory
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