Octopus djinda Amor, 2021 is a animal in the Octopodidae family, order Octopoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Octopus djinda Amor, 2021

Octopus djinda Amor, 2021

Octopus djinda is a fished food octopus from southwest Australia, reclassified as distinct from O. tetricus in 2021.

Family
Genus
Octopus
Order
Octopoda
Class
Cephalopoda

About Octopus djinda Amor, 2021

Octopus djinda is a species of octopus that belongs to the order Octopoda. This species lives in shallow waters off the coast of southwest Australia, and it is harvested by fisheries for use as food. Prior to being formally reclassified in 2021, Octopus djinda was considered to be the same species as O. tetricus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Cephalopoda Octopoda Octopodidae Octopus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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