Global InformationOctopus chierchiae information
| Lesser Pacific striped octopus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Octopodidae |
| Genus: | Octopus |
| Species: | O. chierchiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Octopus chierchiae Jatta, 1889
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Octopus chierchiae is commonly known as the lesser Pacific striped octopus or pygmy zebra octopus.[1][2] It has been proposed as a model organism for cephalopod research as it is one of the few octopus species with the ability to lay multiple egg clutches (iteroparity), compared to most octopus species that are semelparous and die after one reproductive event.[3][4] This makes Octopus chierchiae a candidate for sustainable and multigenerational laboratory research.
- ^ "Octopus chierchiae (Jatta, 1889)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ Harmon, Katherine (February 27, 2013). "Rare Social Octopuses Break All the (Mating) Rules". Scientific American. Nature Publishing Group. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ Grearson, Anik G.; Dugan, Alison; Sakmar, Taylor; Sivitilli, Dominic M.; Gire, David H.; Caldwell, Roy L.; Niell, Cristopher M.; Dölen, Gül; Wang, Z. Yan; Grasse, Bret (2021). "The Lesser Pacific Striped Octopus, Octopus chierchiae: An Emerging Laboratory Model". Frontiers in Marine Science. 8. doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.753483. hdl:1912/28053. ISSN 2296-7745.
- ^ Rodaniche, Arcadio F. (1984-07-01). "Iteroparity in the Lesser Pacific Striped Octopus Octopus Chierchiae (Jatta, 1889)". Bulletin of Marine Science. 35 (1): 99–104.