Wunderpus photogenicus n. gen. and sp., a new octopus from the shallow waters of the Indo-Malayan Archipelago (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae)

Molluscan Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 128-140

  Hochberg, F G ^a   Norman, Mark D ^b   Finn, Julian ^b,c  

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

^b MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cephalopoda; Indo Malayan Archipelago; Octopodidae; Octopus; Taxonomy; Wunderpus

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249031097     PISSN: 13235818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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