Leite T.S., Haimovici M., Molina W. & Warnke K. 2008. Morphological and genetic description of <i>Octopus insularis</i>, a new cryptic species in the <i>Octopus vulgaris</i> complex (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) from the tropical southwestern Atlantic. <i>Journal of Molluscan Studies</i>, 74: 63-74[details] Available for editors
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original descriptionLeite T.S., Haimovici M., Molina W. & Warnke K. 2008. Morphological and genetic description of <i>Octopus insularis</i>, a new cryptic species in the <i>Octopus vulgaris</i> complex (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) from the tropical southwestern Atlantic. <i>Journal of Molluscan Studies</i>, 74: 63-74[details] Available for editors
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