It's only a question of semantics. Have a look at the Latin terms among the
Cephalopoda (the head-footed ones): the eight-footed ones (Octopoda) and the
ten-footed ones (Decapoda).
Henk K. Mienis

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From: "Ellen Bulger" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2004 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: Cephalopod Question


> Thank you! I'm still a wee bit fuzzy on this?
>
> As the appendages of a Nautilus, do not, as far as I can see, have
> sucker disks, and an octopus has sucker discs on all appendages (at
> least all the species that I have seen), then isn't it suckers on arms
> and not on tentacles. Or is the presence of suckers not the significant
> difference?
>
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