Octopus wolfi

Octopus wolfi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Octopoda
Family:	Octopodidae
Genus:	Octopus
Species:	O. wolfi
Binomial name
Octopus wolfi (Wülker, 1913) [2]
Synonyms
Polypus wolfi Wülker, 1913

Octopus wolfi, the star-sucker pygmy octopus, is the smallest known octopus. It is found in fairly shallow waters in the western Pacific. It is characterised by a pattern of "papillate fringes" around the edge of the suckers near the arm tip.^[3]

Its length is less than 2.5 cm (1 in) and it weighs less than 1 g (0.04 oz). It is found in the western Pacific Ocean at depths between 3–30 metres (9.8–98.4 ft).^[4]

References

1. Allcock, L.; Headlam, J. (2018). "Octopus wolfi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T162989A962316. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T162989A962316.en. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
2. Bouchet, Philippe (2010). "Octopus wolfi (Wülker, 1913)". World Register of Marine Species. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee. 342047. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
3. Roper, C. F. E.; Mangold, K. M. (1991). "Octopus schultzei (Hoyle, 1910): a redescription with designation of Aphrodoctopus new genus (Cephalopoda; Octopodinae)" (PDF). Bulletin of Marine Science.
4. Main, Douglas (10 August 2015). "Octopus wolfi". Newsweek: Tech and Science. Retrieved 1 May 2017.