Sealife guideThe Octopoda orderThe taxonomy of marine species

Explore the taxonomy of marine mollusca including squid, shellfish, nudibranchs, octopus, cuttlefish !
Curled octopus (Eledone cirrhosa)
Curled octopus
(Eledone cirrhosa)
North Pacific giant octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini)
North Pacific giant octopus
(Enteroctopus dofleini)
Coconut octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus)
Coconut octopus
(Amphioctopus marginatus)
Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
Common octopus
(Octopus vulgaris)
Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus)
Mimic octopus
(Thaumoctopus mimicus)
White-spotted octopus (Callistoctopus macropus)
White-spotted octopus
(Callistoctopus macropus)

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The banded sea snake
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The banded sea snake
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The princess parrotfish
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The princess parrotfish
The princess parrotfish stands out with a coloration fit for a princess, featuring a dominant bluish hue, with yellow along the central part of its body near the pelvic fins, transitioning into green. Two blue bands run across its head on either side of its eyes.
The batwing coral crab
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The batwing coral crab
Discover the batwing coral crab, an iconic species of Caribbean coral reefs, recognizable by its smooth red shell speckled with white and cream.
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Flabelline mauve (Flabellina affinis)
Flabelline mauve
(Flabellina affinis)