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Published: 2021-11-02
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A field guide to distinguishing Octopus insularis and Octopus americanus (Octopoda: Octopodidae)

Center for Marine Resource Studies, The School for Field Studies, 1, Cockburn Harbour TKCA 1ZZ, Turks & Caicos Islands.
Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
Department of Ecology and Zoology, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Floriaópolis/SC Brazil.
Mollusca

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