Cephalopod - Wikipedia Most cephalopods rely on vision to detect predators and prey and to communicate with one another [23] Consequently, cephalopod vision is acute: training experiments have shown that the common octopus can distinguish the brightness, size, shape, and horizontal or vertical orientation of objects
Cephalopod | Definition, Etymology, Species, Facts | Britannica Cephalopod, any member of the class Cephalopoda of the phylum Mollusca, a small group of highly advanced and organized, exclusively marine animals The octopus, squid, cuttlefish, and chambered nautilus are familiar representatives
Cephalopods | Animals | Monterey Bay Aquarium A cephalopod is an animal belonging to the group Cephalopoda, containing octopus, squid, cuttlefish, nautilus, and kin The word “cephalopod” is derived from Greek and means “head foot,” which perfectly describes animals that have eyes just above their many limbs
Cephalopods: Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish, and Nautilus Cephalopod literally means “head foot” in Greek, a reference to the way the cephalopod’s head connects to its many arms The basic cephalopod body plan includes two eyes, a mantle, a funnel (also called a siphon), and at least eight arms
Cephalopods | Marvelous Mollusks — Museum of the Earth As in all mollusks, a cephalopod’s body is covered by the mantle, and gills are located in the space under the mantle All cephalopods also have large, well-developed eyes
Cephalopods - What They Are, Examples Traits A cephalopod's body includes two eyes, a mantle, a siphon, and arms or tentacles Most species have between eight and ten appendages, though members of the Nautilida order can have up to 90
Cephalopoda | INFORMATION | Animal Diversity Web - ADW A cephalopod is also characterized by a horny beak secreted by the walls of the buccal cavity, and a radula within the buccal cavity All cephalopods are carnivorous