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The stripes of the Lesser Pacific Striped Octopus are as unique as our own fingerprints, enabling scientists to track individuals as they grow

04.12.23 | PLOS

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Individually unique, fixed stripe configurations of Octopus chierchiae allow for photoidentification in long-term studies
Photographs depicting Octopus chierchiae of different ages. (A) One-year-old O. chierchiae adult. (B) One-day-old O. chierchiae hatchling. (C) Five-day-old O. chierchiae hatchling already displaying a developing stripe configuration. Credit: Liu et al., 2023, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0265292

Article Title: Individually unique, fixed stripe configurations of Octopus chierchiae allow for photoidentification in long-term studies

Author Countries: USA

Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0265292

Individually unique, fixed stripe configurations of Octopus chierchiae allow for photoidentification in long-term studies

12-Apr-2023

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Additional Media

O. chierchiae capturing an amphipod near the opening of the shell it occupied. Credit: Saumitra Kelkar, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Keywords

Earth Sciences Marine Biology Marine Life Oceanography

Article Information

Journal
PLOS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0265292
Article Publication Date
2023-04-12
Article Title
Individually unique, fixed stripe configurations of Octopus chierchiae allow for photoidentification in long-term studies
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2023, April 12). The stripes of the Lesser Pacific Striped Octopus are as unique as our own fingerprints, enabling scientists to track individuals as they grow. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8X5KKQ01/the-stripes-of-the-lesser-pacific-striped-octopus-are-as-unique-as-our-own-fingerprints-enabling-scientists-to-track-individuals-as-they-grow.html
MLA:
"The stripes of the Lesser Pacific Striped Octopus are as unique as our own fingerprints, enabling scientists to track individuals as they grow." Brightsurf News, Apr. 12 2023, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8X5KKQ01/the-stripes-of-the-lesser-pacific-striped-octopus-are-as-unique-as-our-own-fingerprints-enabling-scientists-to-track-individuals-as-they-grow.html.