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The wonderpus octopus (''Wunderpus photogenicus'') is a species of octopus in the monotypic genus ''Wunderpus''. It is found in shallow waters from Bali and Sulawesi north to the Philippines and east to Vanuatu.〔Hochberg, F.G., M.D. Norman & J. Finn 2006. ''Molluscan Research'' 26(3): 128–140. ISSN 1323-5818〕 ''W. photogenicus'' is a long-armed species characterised by "small eyes on elongate stalks, a long, conical papilla over each eye and a dramatic and fixed colour pattern of white bars and spots over a brown-red background."〔 ==Identification== ''W. photogenicus'' is often confused with the similarly coloured mimic octopus, ''Thaumoctopus mimicus''. Both ''T. mimicus'' and ''W. photogenicus'' can have variable activity patterns; however, ''T. mimicus'' is most often diurnal, while ''Wunderpus'' tends to emerge very slowly from dens in the sand at dusk and dawn and is a crepuscular hunter. ''Wunderpus photogenicus'' has well-defined white spots on the mantle, and bars on the arms. They lack a white border at the base of the suckers. These are some of the traits that distinguish it from ''T. mimicus'', which has poorly defined dark and white markings on the mantle, and a bright white line along the base of the suckers. The white spots of ''Wunderpus'' are unique among individuals, allowing for the use of photo identification to monitor individuals in the wild.〔Huffard CL, Caldwell RL, DeLoach N, Gentry DW, Humann P, B. MacDonald, B. Moore, R. Ross, T. Uno, S. Wong. 2008. Individually Unique Body Color Patterns in Octopus (''Wunderpus photogenicus'') Allow for Photoidentification. ''PLoS ONE'' 3(11): e3732. 〕 ''Wunderpus'' hatchlings can be identified by their unique 'founder chromatophore' patterns.〔Huffard CL, Gentry B, Gentry D, 2009. Description of the paralarvae of ''Wunderpus photogenicus''. ''Raffles Bulletin of Zoology'' 57(1): 109-112.〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wunderpus photogenicus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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