During Windows to the Deep 2019, they encountered this octopus (Graneledone verrucosa) making its way across the seafloor. This octopus is nicknamed the warty octopus due to the cartilaginous bumps all over the mantle, head, and dorsal surface of the arms.
Octopus
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Windows to the Deep 2019. Download larger version (jpg, 1.4 MB).
During Windows to the Deep 2019, the team encountered this octopus (Graneledone verrucosa) making its way across the seafloor. This octopus is nicknamed the "warty octopus" due to the cartilaginous bumps all over the mantle, head, and dorsal surface of the arms.
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