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    Blue-ringed octopuses, comprising the genus Hapalochlaena, are four extremely venomous species of octopus that are found in tide pools and coral reefs...
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    The blue-lined octopus (Hapalochlaena fasciata) is one of four species of highly venomous blue-ringed octopuses. It can be found in Pacific Ocean waters...
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    The southern blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) is one of three (or perhaps four) highly venomous species of blue-ringed octopuses. It is most...
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    The greater blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) is one of four species of extremely venomous blue-ringed octopuses belonging to the family Octopodidae...
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    synonym of Hapalochlaena nierstraszi (W. Adam, 1938) Octopus nierstrazi [sic]: synonym of Octopus nierstraszi W. Adam, 1938: synonym of Hapalochlaena nierstraszi...
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    make use of venom when hunting their prey. The blue-ringed octopodes (Hapalochlaena spp.) produce tetrodotoxin, which is extremely toxic to even the healthiest...
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    Boucher & Hochberg, 2004 (monotypic) Grimpella Robson, 1928 (monotypic) Hapalochlaena Robson, 1929 (4 species) Histoctopus Norman, Boucher-Rodoni & Hochberg...
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    S2CID 43941481. Mäthger, L. M. (2012). "How does the blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) flash its blue rings?". The Journal of Experimental Biology...
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    Allen, J. J.; Hanlon, R. T. (2012). "How does the blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) flash its blue rings?". Journal of Experimental Biology. 215...
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    blue within a third of a second. In the greater blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata), the rings contain multi-layer iridophores. These are arranged...
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