Octopus sasakii
Octopus sasakii is a species of octopus found only in salt water. This species is a taxon inquirendum.[1]
| Octopus sasakii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Genus: | Octopus |
| Species: | O. sasakii |
| Binomial name | |
| Octopus sasakii Taki, 1942[1] | |
Physical description
It is able to change its color. It moves forward by vigorously squeezing water in its cloak and pumping it through the siphon.
Diet
It is carnivorous with a diet consisting mainly of fish, crabs, lobsters and molluscs, which it catches the suction cups on its tentacles.
Parasitism
It is parasitized by Dicyema shimantoense, which infects its renal appendages.[2]
Name
The specific name honors the Japanese zoologist Madoka Sasaki who died in 1927.[3]
References
- "Octopus sasakii Taki, 1942". World Register of Marine Species. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- Furuya, Hidetaka (Oct 2008). "Three new dicyemids from Octopus sasakii (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopoda)". The Journal of Parasitology. 94 (5): 1071–1081. doi:10.1645/GE-1580.1. ISSN 0022-3395. PMID 18576860.
- "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. S." Hans G. Hansson. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
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