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The Dumbo Octopus and Facts about it's species

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Dumbo Discovered 1999

Octopus

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Species

All together there are 17 different known

species of Dumbo Octopus in all oceans of the

world. The species I am researching is part of

the Grimpoteuthis Abyssicola. 

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Where do theycome from?

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Dumbo OctopusSpecies of this family are

believed to dwell on the

deep ocean floor in all

oceans of the world up to

3,000­4,000 meters.

Species of the Dumbo

Octopus have been found

in the waters only

surrounding

continents.Some of these

are:New Zealand,

Australia, Monterey Bay,

Oregon, Philippines,and

New Guinea

Yellow squares represent the speciesfrom around the world

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Behavior

The behavior of the Grimpoteuthis Abyssicola is/has

not not been known for a long time and therefore

scientist have not observed their behavior. Even

though scientist have not discovered their behavior

they seem to be a non­threat  to humans or large/small

aquatic animals

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Habitat

The Dumbo Octopus is a deep sea animal that lives

at the ocean floor at depths at a range of 9,800 ft to

13,000 ft

The Dumbo Octopus inhabits all of the world’s

oceans

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Respiration

Like all octopuses, Dumbo

Octopuses breathe by using their

gills 

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Life Cycle

Depending on what type of species,

the average life span ranges

between about 6 months to 4 years. 

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Diet

Crustaceans 

Bivalve 

Worms

Copepods 

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Human RelationsA number of videos of Dumbo Octopuses caught

by people swimming through the ocean are

referred to as dancing. As a result, humans have

been affected by the beauty of this marine animal

because of it's cuteness 

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Importance to theEcosystem

 The Dumbo Octopus doesn't really play much of an

important role in the ecosystem however octopuses,

in general, play a role in controlling the population of

sea floor feeders  

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ConservationThe population of the Dumbo Octopus is in no

type of threat and their population is neither

decreasing/increasing

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Interesting FactsDumbo Octopuses do not produce ink 

Females can lay their eggs anytime they please 

They get their names from the famous Dumbo Elephant

They swallow their prey hole 

Has a translucent body

Females do not take care of their young 

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Photos

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Sources

http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/onlinelearningcenter/species/dumbo_octopus

http://ocean.si.edu/ocean­photos/grimpoteuthis­dumbo­octopus

http://ipfactly.com/dumbo­octopus/

http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=558