Brownstripe Octopus vs Flat Wrack

Amphioctopus burryi compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brownstripe Octopus	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Octopoda (Octopuses)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Octopodidae (Common Octopuses)	Fucaceae
Genus	Amphioctopus	Fucus
Species	Amphioctopus burryi	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Brownstripe Octopus

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brownstripe Octopus	Flat Wrack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brownstripe Octopus

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

Brownstripe Octopus

The Brownstripe Octopus (Amphioctopus burryi) is a species in the genus Amphioctopus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.