Octopus kermadecensis is a species of octopus in the genus Octopus. It is endemic to the Kermadec Islands. It was first described as Poypus kermadecnsis in 1914 from a female specimen, no male specimen was collected and described until 2011.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Genus: | Octopus |
| Species: | O. kermadecensis
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| Octopus kermadecensis | |
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References
edit- ^ a b Philippe Bouchet, ed. (2018). "Octopus kermadecensis (Berry, 1914)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ Amanda L. Reid & Nerida G. Wilson (2015). "Octopuses of the Kermadec Islands: Discovery and description of a new member of the "Octopus" '"vulgaris"' complex (O. jollyorum, sp. nov.) and the first description of a male Callistoctopus kermadecensis (Berry, 1914)". Bulletin of the Auckland Museum. 20 Kermadec Biodiscovery Expedition 2011: 349–368.