Enteroctopus

Giant octopus
E. dofleini showing longitudinal folds and paddle-like papillae diagnostic for the genus.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Enteroctopodidae
Genus: Enteroctopus
Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889
Type species
Octopus megalocyathus
Gould, 1852
Species

Enteroctopus is an octopus genus whose members are sometimes known as giant octopuses.

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