| Blanket octopus | |
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| Adult female Tremoctopus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Tremoctopodidae Tryon, 1879[1] |
| Genus: | Tremoctopus Chiaje, 1830[1] |
| Type species | |
| Tremoctopus violaceus delle Chiaje, 1830
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| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Philonexis d'Orbigny, 1835 | |
Tremoctopus is a genus of pelagic cephalopods, containing four species that occupy surface to mid-waters in subtropical and tropical oceans.[2] They are commonly known as blanket octopuses, in reference to the long, transparent webs that connect the dorsal and dorsolateral arms of the adult females. The other arms are much shorter and lack webbing.
- ^ a b Philippe Bouchet (2013). "Tremoctopus delle Chiaje, 1830". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Tremoctopus". tolweb.org. Archived from the original on 17 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.