The Dumbo octopus was first discovered during the ground-breaking 1872-1876 Challenger expedition. Their genus, Grimpoteuthis, wasn’t described until 1932, however. Grimpoteuthis was named by Guy ...

This story ran in the April 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. In most octopus species it’s customary after sex for the female to make a meal—of her partner. To avoid being eaten ...

In addition, there are two other confirmed species that are members of the same genus, Hapalochlaena: Hapalochlaena fasciata ...

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