Mollusk Discovery

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 The scientific name is Grimpoteuthis, and the common name is Dumbo octopus.

Taxonomy!

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Octopoda
Suborder:	Cirrina
Family:	Opisthoteuthidae
Genus:	Grimpoteuthis

 http://scienceblogs.com/afarensis/upload/2006/12/Dumbo-octopus.jpg

Video:

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Characteristics:

- Dumbo Octopuses hover above the sea floor searching for bivalves, worms, and crustaceans to eat!

- The Dumbo Octopus swallows it's food whole!!!

- Males and Females are different sizes and have different sucker patterns

- They have no distinct breeding season

- They are named because their ears are similar to Walt Disney's elephant Dumbo!

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