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Cephalopod News
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Cephalopod Care
Cephalopod Journals
Share updates and photos about your cephalopod here.
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Octopus Care
Give and get answers on octopus care.
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Cuttlefish Care
Give and get answers on cuttlefish care.
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Sources for Cephalopods and Food
Learn where to get what you need.
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Exotics and Rare Species
Care for exotic and rare species of cephalopods. You must be logged in to view its contents.
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Ceph Care Ethics
Setting parameters for ethics in ceph care.
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ID Requests
To give or get help identifying a cephalopod, post your request (with photos and descriptions) here.
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Breeding Journals
In partnership with MBI (http://www.mbisite.org)
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Coral Sea
Dr. James Wood (ceph) can help with your aquarium needs!
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Nautilus Talk with Dr. Barord
The live journal of Dr. Greg Barord (@gjbarord); questions, ideas and feedback welcome!
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Adventures with ALCES
Forum managed by AUT's Lab for Cephalopod Ecology and Systematics (ALCES)
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Cephalopod Science & Study
Member Papers, Articles, and Published Research
Cephalopod texts to advance our learning. New threads here are moderated for approval.
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Physiology and Biology
Discuss the physiological traits of cephalopods.
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Behavior and Intelligence
Cephalopod are brilliant creatures, we still have much to learn about them.
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Cephalopod Fossils
A place for general discussion, statements or questions regarding cephalopod fossils. Taphonomy, Biostratigraphy, paleoecology, and paleoenvironment as pertaining to cephalopods also belong in this forum.
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Diving & Ceph Encounters
Discuss real, live ceph encounters.
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Marine Conservation
Forum to discuss the health of our oceans, where our dear cephalopods live.
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Education and Employment
Discussion for teachers, students and job-seekers as it relates to making the world a better place for cephalopods.
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Jana's Corner - Cephs for Kids (K-12)
Kids love cephalopods! This forum is for parents and their children to share cephy resources for kids.
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Cephalopod Species (By Family)
Taxonomy and species discussions grouped by cephalopod family.
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- Alloposidae
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- Ancistrocheiridae
- Architeuthidae
- Argonautidae
- Australiteuthidae
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- Bolitaenidae
- Brachioteuthidae
- Chiroteuthidae
- Chtenopterygidae
- Cirroteuthidae
- Cranchiidae
- Cycloteuthidae
- Enoploteuthidae
- Enteroctopodidae
- Gonatidae
- Histioteuthidae
- Idioctopodidae
- Idiosepiidae
- Joubiniteuthidae
- Lepidoteuthidae
- Loliginidae
- Lycoteuthidae
- Magnapinnidae
- Mastigoteuthidae
- Nautilidae
- Neoteuthidae
- Octopodidae
- Octopoteuthidae
- Ocythoidae
- Ommastrephidae
- Onychoteuthidae
- Opisthoteuthidae
- Pholidoteuthidae
- Promachoteuthidae
- Psychroteuthidae
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- Sepiadariidae
- Sepiidae
- Sepiolidae
- Spirulidae
- Stauroteuthidae
- Thysanoteuthidae
- Tremoctopodidae
- Vampyroteuthidae
- Vitreledonellidae
- Walvisteuthidae
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Our Community The TONMO community unites here.
Introduce Yourself
Welcome! Shed your "Lurker" status here. :-)
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The Octopus' Den
The oldest cephalopod forum on TONMO.com! Cephy odds and ends in here...
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TONMOCON, Ceph Conferences, and Events
TONMOCON is our name for our TONMO.com cephalopod conferences. Discuss them here, and organize your own!
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Art and Culture
Discuss how cephs impact society.
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TONMO Newsletter
Registered members can also view our monthly (or so) newsletter here. Remember to check the "receive site mailings" option via your preference settings to get the email.
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Octopodcast (2005-2006)
Back in the day, I appropriately produced 8 episodes, which include interviews with members of the TONMO community.
Webmaster's Blog
TONMO no longer hosts a blog feature, but this content is carried forth for archival purposes!
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Looking for eggs for either metasepia pfefferi, sepia officinalis or bandensis.- Started by freeflaw
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