New golf-ball sized blue octopus species now identified in the Galapagos

Mongabay
Jun 5, 2026, 12:37 am126 ptsTrending
While on a deep-sea expedition in the Galapagos in 2015, scientists found a golf-ball sized, short-armed blue octopus. In a recent study, they confirmed that it’s new to science. The newly described octopus, named Microeledone galapagensis, was first sighted with a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) near an…

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