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[[image - pencil sketch of Pinnoctopus described on following page. Sketch labeled A, B, C, D, E & F at various points on the animal]]
[[image - pencil sketch of close up of Pinnoctapus' suckers from a view of underneath the Pinnoctapus.]]

arms
1 26
2 gone
3 gone
4 36
5 43
6 24
7 38
8 gone

A B. 55 in
C D. 17 " [[Ditto for: in]]
A E. 13 " [[Ditto for: in]]
A F. 3 " [[Ditto for: in]]
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Get a few things from a cast of the dredge off Rocky point especially a few small & curious crustaceans. P.M. Find some dark red Ascidians Serfulunate on a piece of kelp near Bailey's ∆.
Oct. 24. Got on the beach a mutilated specimen of what appears to be a species of Pinnoctopus, it measures, 2 Rows alternate suckers about 50 in number as far as visible, largest 2 1/2 in across 
Color white occillated with smoriches of brick red in dots. Raphe on the under edge of arms rounding in to a web between them which is 7 inches broad at right 
Eyes black 5 in between them & a rounded papilla just behind

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Ambrosia: Checked scientific names and octupus anatomy terms