Category: Cephalopods

Stranded ram's horn shell covered in small goose barnacles. Found on the beach in Port Alfred (Eastern Cape, South Africa), 2024. Ram’s horn shell (Spirula spirula)
Cephalopods · Marine Life · South Africa

Ram’s horn shell (Spirula spirula)

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Stranded ram's horn shell covered in small goose barnacles. Found on the beach in Port Alfred (Eastern Cape, South Africa), 2024. Shell cylindrical, forming a loose, flat spire, and made up of a series of chambers.Rarely seen, the animal is squid-like, with eight short arms and two long tentacles. About 25 mm. The live animal… Continue reading Ram’s horn shell (Spirula spirula)

Common octopus hiding in a rock pool. Unknown location on the South African coastline (2021). Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
Cephalopods · Marine Life · South Africa

Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)

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Common octopus hiding in a rock pool. Unknown location on the South African coastline (2021). All Octopus species have eight arms, each with two rows of suckers, and lack an external shell. The species are distinguished by the tip of the male's right third arm (the hectocotylus arm), which is suckerless and transmits sperm to… Continue reading Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)