TMAG taxonomist describes new octopus

Natali Anderson, New Species of Deep-Sea Flapjack Octopus Discovered Off Coast of Australia, SciNews, 20 May 2025

Named the Carnarvon flapjack octopus (Opisthoteuthis carnarvonensis), the new species is a small (around 4 cm in diameter), gelatinous octopus with massive eyes and blood-red tentacles.

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The Carnarvon Flapjack Octopus has blood-red tentacles. Credit: Cindy Bessey, CSIRO.

See also:

A New, Shape-Shifting ‘Flapjack’ Octopus Has Been Discovered in the Deep Sea Off the Coast of Australia – Smithsonian
New species of octopus discovered in a deep-sea canyon – CSIRO

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