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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

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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
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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.

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