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  Shocktopus

  From:Nature (Vol. 461, Issue 7263) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 24, 2009113 words Brief article 1380LOctopuses have the peculiar challenge of controlling eight appendages that can assume an almost limitless number of positions. They seem to accomplish this by consolidating the control of complex, coordinated movements...
• Select The ultrastructure of the spermatozoon of Octopus tankahkeei

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  The ultrastructure of the spermatozoon of Octopus tankahkeei

  Authors:Jun-Quan Zhu, Wan-Xi Yang, Zhong-Jie You, and Hai-Feng JiaoFrom:Journal of Shellfish Research (Vol. 24, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20052,682 words Article 1320LABSTRACT Octopus tankahkeei is a new species of cephalopod found recently in the Southern China Sea. It belongs to the class Cephalopoda, Octopoda, Octopodidae and Genus Octopus. Its discovery has attracted much...
• Select Mollusk Mojo; Ringing Ears and Failing Memories; Exercising Entrepreneurs End Up Enriched; a Hair-Curling Discovery

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  Mollusk Mojo; Ringing Ears and Failing Memories; Exercising Entrepreneurs End Up Enriched; a Hair-Curling Discovery

  Authors:Lila Guterman and David GlennFrom:The Chronicle of Higher Education (Vol. 50, Issue 10)

  Oct. 31, 2003795 words Article 1390LByline: LILA GUTERMAN and DAVID GLENN Octopuses get erections. Janet R. Voight, an associate curator at the Field Museum, in Chicago, should know: She has seen it happen. Octopuses now represent the first soft-bodied...
• Select High resolution respirometry of isolated mitochondria from adult Octopus maya (Class: Cephalopoda) systemic heart.

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  High resolution respirometry of isolated mitochondria from adult Octopus maya (Class: Cephalopoda) systemic heart.

  Authors:Ana Karen Meza-Buendia, Omar Emiliano Aparicio-Trejo, Fernando Díaz, Claudia Caamal-Monsreal, José Pedraza-Chaverri, Carolina Álvarez-Delgado, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 29, 20224,165 words Report 1510LMitochondrial respirometry is key to understand how environmental factors model energetic cellular process. In the case of ectotherms, thermal tolerance has been hypothesized to be intimately linked with mitochondria...
• Select A wet-tolerant adhesive patch inspired by protuberances in suction cups of octopi

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  A wet-tolerant adhesive patch inspired by protuberances in suction cups of octopi

  Authors:Sangyul Baik, Da Wan Kim, Youngjin Park, Tae-Jin Lee, Suk Ho Bhang, and Changhyun PangFrom:Nature (Vol. 546, Issue 7658) Peer-Reviewed

  June 15, 20175,286 words Report 1530LAuthor(s): Sangyul Baik [1]; Da Wan Kim [1]; Youngjin Park [1]; Tae-Jin Lee [1]; Suk Ho Bhang [1]; Changhyun Pang (corresponding author) [1, 2, 3] Adhesion strategies that rely on mechanical interlocking or molecular...
• Select FIRST RECORD OF OCTOPUS INSULARIS LEITE AND HAIMOVICI, 2008 IN THE OCTOPUS FISHERY OF A MARINE PROTECTED AREA IN THE GULF OF MEXICO

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  FIRST RECORD OF OCTOPUS INSULARIS LEITE AND HAIMOVICI, 2008 IN THE OCTOPUS FISHERY OF A MARINE PROTECTED AREA IN THE GULF OF MEXICO

  Authors:Alejandro Flores-Valle, Ricardo Pliego-Cardenas, Maria De Lourdes Jimenez-Badillo, Jose L. Arredondo-Figueroa, and Irene De Los Angeles Barriga-SosaFrom:Journal of Shellfish Research (Vol. 37, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20184,277 words Report 1490LThe octopus fishery in Mexico is supported by two species, Octopus maya and an Octopus vulgaris-like species that teuthologists have named O. vulgaris type I. The main fishery species off the Yucatan Peninsula is O....
• Select Octopus maya white body show sex-specific transcriptomic profiles during the reproductive phase, with high differentiation in signaling pathways

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  Octopus maya white body show sex-specific transcriptomic profiles during the reproductive phase, with high differentiation in signaling pathways

  Authors:Oscar E. Juarez, Laura Lopez-Galindo, Leonel Perez-Carrasco, Asuncion Lago-Leston, Carlos Rosas, Anna Di Cosmo, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 14, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 16, 20199,605 words Report 1430LWhite bodies (WB), multilobulated soft tissue that wraps the optic tracts and optic lobes, have been considered the hematopoietic organ of the cephalopods. Its glandular appearance and its lobular morphology suggest...
• Select Short Communication - Genetic Structure of Octopus minor (Sasaki, 1920) (Cephalopoda: Octopoda) from Chinese Waters using Mitochondrial ATPase 6 Gene

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  Short Communication - Genetic Structure of Octopus minor (Sasaki, 1920) (Cephalopoda: Octopoda) from Chinese Waters using Mitochondrial ATPase 6 Gene

  From:Pakistan Journal of Zoology (Vol. 51, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 28, 20192,141 words Report 1310LByline: Faiz Muhammad, Canfeng Dou, Zhen-ming Lu, Li Gong, Xun Du and Muhammad Shafi ABSTRACT Genetic variability and structure in Octopus minor was investigated from 154 individuals using mtDNA ATPase 6, sampled...
• Select Spatial analysis of the abundance and catch ability of the red octopus Octopus maya (Voss and Solis-Ramirez, 1966) on the continental shelf of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

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  Spatial analysis of the abundance and catch ability of the red octopus Octopus maya (Voss and Solis-Ramirez, 1966) on the continental shelf of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

  Authors:Miguel Angel Gamboa-Alvarez, Jorge Alberto Lopez-Rocha, and Gaspar Roman Poot-LopezFrom:Journal of Shellfish Research (Vol. 34, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 20156,077 words Report 1480LABSTRACT The red octopus Octopus maya is an endemic species of the continental shelf of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico and supports the largest octopus fishery in the American continent. Little is, however, known about...
• Select Effect of temperature, sexual maturity and sex on growth, food intake and gross growth efficiency in the "Pulpito" Octopus tehuelchus (d'Orbigny, 1834)

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  Effect of temperature, sexual maturity and sex on growth, food intake and gross growth efficiency in the "Pulpito" Octopus tehuelchus (d'Orbigny, 1834)

  Authors:M. Javier Klaich, Maria E. Re, and Susana N. PedrazaFrom:Journal of Shellfish Research (Vol. 25, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20065,354 words Article 1610LABSTRACT The effects of temperature (10[degrees]C and 15[degrees]C), sexual maturity (immature and mature) and sex on instantaneous growth rates, daily feeding rates and gross growth efficiency were studied in the...
• Select An experimental assessment of social tolerance and den ecology in a high-density octopus population.

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  An experimental assessment of social tolerance and den ecology in a high-density octopus population.

  Authors:Duncan A. O'Brien, Michelle L. Taylor, Heather D. Masonjones, Philipp H. Boersch-Supan, and Owen R. O'SheaFrom:Marine Biology (Vol. 168, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20218,772 words Report 1560LLong held notions of the universally asocial octopus are being challenged due to the identification of high-density and interacting octopus populations in Australia, Indonesia, Japan and the deep sea. This study...
• Select Morphometric analysis of male reproductive features of Octopodids (mollusca: cephalopoda)

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  Morphometric analysis of male reproductive features of Octopodids (mollusca: cephalopoda)

  Author:Janet R. VoightFrom:The Biological Bulletin (Vol. 202, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20025,426 words Article Taxonomic accounts of octopodids frequently describe the spermatophore, the penis that releases the spermatophore from the internal organs, and the ligula and calamus that transfer it to a female. To explore...
• Select Underwater bipedal locomotion by octopuses in disguise

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  Underwater bipedal locomotion by octopuses in disguise

  Authors:Christine L. Huffard, Farnis Boneka, and Robert J. FullFrom:Science (Vol. 307, Issue 5717) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 25, 2005856 words Article 1360LAs described in Steinbeck's Cannery Row (1), "the creeping murderer, the octopus ... pretending now to be a bit of weed, now a rock ... runs lightly on the tips of its arms." Far from the California tide pools in this...
• Select Pull or Push? Octopuses Solve a Puzzle Problem

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  Pull or Push? Octopuses Solve a Puzzle Problem

  Authors:Jonas N. Richter, Binyamin Hochner, and Michael J. KubaFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 11, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 22, 20167,375 words Report 1450LOctopuses have large brains and exhibit complex behaviors, but relatively little is known about their cognitive abilities. Here we present data from a five-level learning and problem-solving experiment. Seven octopuses...
• Select Close genetic relationships between two American octopuses: Octopus hubbsorum berry, 1953, and Octopus mimus Gould, 1852

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  Close genetic relationships between two American octopuses: Octopus hubbsorum berry, 1953, and Octopus mimus Gould, 1852

  Authors:Ricardo Pliego-Cardenas, Frederick G. Hochberg, Francisco Javier Garcia De Leon, and Irene De Los Angeles Barriga-SosaFrom:Journal of Shellfish Research (Vol. 33, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20145,666 words Report 1380LABSTRACT The octopuses Octopus hubbsorum and Octopus mimus are two species of octopuses that inhabit shallow waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean. The former species is found in the north, from the Gulf of California to...
• Select Growth and life span of the small octopus Octopus tehuelchus in San Matías Gulf (Patagonia): three decades of study.

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  Growth and life span of the small octopus Octopus tehuelchus in San Matías Gulf (Patagonia): three decades of study.

  Authors:Lorena P. Storero, Matías Ocampo-Reinaldo, Raúl A. González, and Maite A. NarvarteFrom:Marine Biology (Vol. 157, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20105,757 words Report 1480LPhenotypic plasticity in response to environmental variability is one of the main characteristics of cephalopods. This study compares growth and life span of Octopus tehuelchus in different coastal environments of San...
• Select The octopus genome and the evolution of cephalopod neural and morphological novelties

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  The octopus genome and the evolution of cephalopod neural and morphological novelties

  Authors:Caroline B. Albertin, Oleg Simakov, Therese Mitros, Z. Yan Wang, Judit R. Pungor, Eric Edsinger-Gonzales, et al.From:Nature (Vol. 524, Issue 7564) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 13, 20155,806 words Report 1500LColeoid cephalopods (octopus, squid and cuttlefish) are active, resourceful predators with a rich behavioural repertoire (1). They have the largest nervous systems among the invertebrates (2) and present other striking...
• Select Determination and Analysis of the Complete Mitochondrial DNA Sequence of Octopus dollfusi (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) from China.

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  Determination and Analysis of the Complete Mitochondrial DNA Sequence of Octopus dollfusi (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) from China.

  Authors:Yunjun Yan, Zhenming Lu, Tianming Wang, Yongjiu Chen, Jingwen Yang, Baoying Guo, et al.From:Pakistan Journal of Zoology (Vol. 50, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 30, 20184,985 words Report 1250LByline: Yunjun Yan, Zhenming Lu, Tianming Wang, Yongjiu Chen, Jingwen Yang, Baoying Guo, Lihua Jiang, Changwen Wu and Liqin Liu ABSTRACT In this study, we have determined the complete nucleotide sequence of the...
• Select Robot zips away like an octopus

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  Robot zips away like an octopus

  From:Nature (Vol. 518, Issue 7537) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 5, 2015138 words Brief article 1250LA self-propelling, octopus-inspired rocket can zoom through water using energy more efficiently than fish that accelerate rapidly to escape. Gabriel Weymouth of the University of Southampton, UK, and his colleagues...
• Select Mimicing the mimic

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  Mimicing the mimic

  From:Science Scope (Vol. 35, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 2012338 words Brief article, Repor... 1390LNature's game of intimidation and imitation comes full circle in the waters of Indonesia, where scientists have recorded for the first time an association between the black-marble jawfish (Stalix cf. histrio) and the...