Blue ringed octopus is the common name for the genus Hapalochlaena, which contains three species:
*Greater Blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata)
*Southern Blue-ringed octopus, also known as the Lesser Blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa)
*Blue-lined octopus (Hapalachlaena fasciata)
Based on one description given of a single specimen in 1938, some think that there may be a fourth species, Hapolachlaena nierstraszi, but that is uncertain.
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An octopus falls under the phylum Mollusca. Its class is Cephalopoda. Its order is Octopodiformes. Any species of the order Octopoda is an octopus.
An octopus falls under the phylum Mollusca. Its class is Cephalopoda. Its order is Octopodiformes. Any species of the order Octopoda is an octopus.
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Biologically, the octopus is a mollusk, just like a squid.
An octopus falls under the phylum Mollusca. Its class is Cephalopoda. Its order is Octopodiformes. Any species of the order Octopoda is an octopus.