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TWO SPOTTED OCTOPUS

 

 Common Name:  Two Spotted Octopus

 

 Genus and Species:   Octopus bimaculatus

 

 Phylum:  Mollusca

 

 Class: Cephalopoda

 

 Identification:   The Two Spotted Octopus

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