Octopus vulgaris. Eyes raised on dorsal protrusions. Lateral view. Suckers in two rows on each tentacle. June 2010. Sublittoral. Setúbal, Portugal.
Octopus vulgaris. Pale orange exhalent respiratory funnel fully extended from ventral opening of mantle cavity. Octopus attached to swimmer when closely examined; not an unprovoked attack, and no injury incurred. July 2006. Keffalonia, Greece.
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Octopus vulgaris. Mantle a variable oval bag , fused with head dorsally. Posterior view. April 2011. Sublittoral. Faro, Portugal.
Close up of girdle and valve sculpture in Callochiton septemvalvis. Note the snake-skin like appearance of the girdle and black pigmented spots on the valve surface.
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Steve Wilkinson
Close up of girdle and valve sculpture. Note the snake-skin like appearance of the girdle and black pigmented spots on the valve surface
