The "Mimic Octopus" (Thaumoctopus mimicus n. gen. et sp.), a new octopus from the tropical Indo-West Pacific (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae)

Molluscan Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 57-70

  Norman, Mark D ^a   Hochberg, F G ^b  

^a MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

^b SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Indo Pacific; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247248643     PISSN: 13235818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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