| Wunderpus photogenicus | |
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| Individual at Komodo N. P., Indonesia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Genus: | Wunderpus Hochberg, Norman & Finn, 2006[1] |
| Species: | W. photogenicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Wunderpus photogenicus | |
Wunderpus photogenicus, the wunderpus octopus, is a small-bodied species of octopus with distinct white and rusty brown coloration.[2] 'Wunderpus' from German "wunder" meaning 'marvel or wonder'.[3]
Due to the appearance and behavior of the wunderpus, it is frequently confused with its close relative, the mimic octopus. The wunderpus octopus was not discovered until the 1980s and was only officially described in detail in 2006.[3] The wunderpus octopus is important commercially to the underwater photography, dive and tourism communities, especially throughout Indonesia. The wunderpus is also valued as an expensive ornamental marine species for the home aquarium.[2]
- ^ Julian Finn (2017). "Wunderpus Hochberg, Norman & Finn, 2006". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ a b Wong, Stephen; Uno, Takako; Ross, Richard; Moore, Bruce; MacDonald, Bill; Humann, Paul; Gentry, David Wayne; DeLoach, Ned; Caldwell, Roy L. (2008-11-14). "Individually Unique Body Color Patterns in Octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus) Allow for Photoidentification". PLOS ONE. 3 (11): e3732. Bibcode:2008PLoSO...3.3732H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0003732. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 2579581. PMID 19009019.
- ^ a b "Wunderpus, Coastal Waters, Octopuses & Kin, Wunderpus photogenicus at the Monterey Bay Aquarium". www.montereybayaquarium.org. Retrieved 2019-04-15.