Page 1 of 1

Two different species of GPO

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 9:26 am
by Gdog
Interesting article. Proof of at least two different types of Octopus covered by the Giant Pacific Octopus name..

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/21774 ... il-now.htm

Re: Two different species of GPO

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 11:47 am
by Tangfish
Wow! So I wonder if we have both types around these parts?

Re: Two different species of GPO

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 8:57 pm
by ljjames
My understanding is yes.

Re: Two different species of GPO

Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 7:44 pm
by Greg Jensen
So far only known from southeastern Alaska to the Bering Sea- though I don't know if anyone has looked for them here yet. Everyone should look through their octo pics and see if they have any.

Re: Two different species of GPO

Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 10:14 am
by Waynne Fowler
Well... that's a very interesting tidbit Gdog. I would have remained ignorant, thank you for posting.