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Adorabilis Octopus (AFP / Monterrey Bay Aquarium)

Cute New Octopus Could Be Named ‘Adorabilis’

One of the perks of being a wildlife researcher is that you get to name new species as they are discovered. For Dr. Stephanie Bush, a researcher at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), that means naming a previously unclassified, cute-as-a-button deep-sea octopus Opistoteuthis adorabilis.