Pinnoctopus kermadecensis

Pinnoctopus kermadecensis is a species of octopus belonging to the typical octopus family Octopodidae. It is endemic to the Kermadec Islands. It was first described as Polypus kermadecnsis in 1914 from a female specimen. No male specimen was collected and described until 2011.^[2]

Phylum:Mollusca

Class:Cephalopoda

Order:Octopoda

Family:Octopodidae

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Pinnoctopus kermadecensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Octopoda
Family:	Octopodidae
Genus:	Pinnoctopus
Species:	P. kermadecensis
Binomial name
Pinnoctopus kermadecensis (Berry, 1914)[1]
Synonyms[1]
Callistoctopus kermadecensis (Berry, 1914) Octopus kermadecensis (Berry, 1914) Polypus kermadecensis Berry, 1914

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