Macroctopus

Octopus maorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Octopoda
Family:	Octopodidae
Subfamily:	Octopodinae
Genus:	Octopus
Species:	O. maorum
Binomial name
	Octopus maorum; Hutton, 1880
Synonyms
	Octopus communis; Park, 1885; Octopus flindersi; Cotton, 1932; Paroctopus zealandicus; Benham, 1944;

Octopus maorum, the Maori octopus or New Zealand octopus (wheke in Maori), is found in the waters around New Zealand and southern Australia.^[1] It lives around reefs and consumes crustaceans. The female takes good care of her eggs during the 11 weeks before they hatch.^[2]

References

^ T. J. Anderson (1999). "Morphology and biology of Octopus maorum Hutton 1880 in northern New Zealand". Bulletin of Marine Science. 65 (3): 657–676.
^ E. J. Batham (1957). "Care of eggs by Octopus maorum" (PDF). Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 84 (3): 629–638.

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[1] T. J. Anderson (1999). "Morphology and biology of Octopus maorum Hutton 1880 in northern New Zealand". Bulletin of Marine Science. 65 (3): 657–676.

[2] E. J. Batham (1957). "Care of eggs by Octopus maorum" (PDF). Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 84 (3): 629–638.

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