Cephalopod intelligence has an important comparative aspect in our understanding of intelligence, because it relies on a nervous system fundamentally...
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalopod_intelligence
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A database-driven web site on all living cephalopods (octopus, squid, cuttlefish and nautilus Since 2000, the database has been housed at the National Resource Center for Cephalopods at the University of Texas Medical Branch (Dr. Phil Lee, Principal Investigator) and continues to be maintained by Catriona Day at the...
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Introduction to Cephalopods Most cephalopods, the group in which scientists classify octopuses, squid, cuttlefish and nautiluses, can change color faster than a chameleon. Yet cephalopods have well-developed senses and large brains. Most mollusks are protected by a hard external shell and many of them are not very...
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www.thecephalopodpage.org/
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Classification and images of cephalopods from the Tree of Life project.
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tolweb.org/tree?group=Cephalopoda
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Cephalopods first appeared about 500 million years ago in the Upper Cambrian Period. Although considerable uncertainity still exists, the two extant lineages may have separated 470 mya with the possible origin of the Bactritida or earlier.
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tolweb.org/tree?group=Cephalopoda&contgroup=Mollusca
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There are approximately 650 to 700 extant species of cephalopods in two subclasses and five orders. Cephalopods are strictly marine and are found in all of...
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animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/informatio...
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Cephalopoda.html
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Sources for Cephalopods and Food Care for exotic and rare species of cephalopods. You must be logged in to view its contents. Discuss the physiological traits of cephalopods.
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A comparable-sized female (ML 1.8m) measured post mortem and relaxed (by modern standards) today would have a total length of ~32 feet (9.8m). Mantle length (as opposed to total length) is the standard measure in cephalopods.
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www.tonmo.com/science/public/giantsquidfacts.php
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This squid and other cephalopods are featured in the Cephalopod pages maintained at the National Museum of Natural History! See the following links for more Cephalopods in Action. This is a multimedia appendix to published papers, that features video clips of cephalopods filmed from submersibles. Included are:
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