page_title: Gigantic octopus
hierarchical_section_title: Gigantic octopus
caption_attribution_description: "The Kraken, as seen by the eye of imagination": imaginary view of a gigantic octopus seizing a ship
context_page_description: An unknown species of gigantic octopus has been hypothesized as a source of reports of sea monsters such as the lusca, kraken and akkorokamui as well as the source of some of the carcasses of unidentified origin known as globsters like the St. Augustine Monster. The species that the St. Augustine carcass supposedly represented has been assigned the binomial names "Octopus giganteus" and "Otoctopus giganteus", although these are not valid under the rules of the ICZN.
  They are not to be confused with the known giant Pacific octopus, which is a member of the genus Enteroctopus, and can grow to a total length of more than 6 m. The gigantic octopus is hypothesized to be much larger.
context_section_description: An unknown species of gigantic octopus has been hypothesized as a source of reports of sea monsters such as  the lusca, kraken and akkorokamui as well as the source of some of the carcasses of unidentified origin known as globsters like the St. Augustine Monster. The species that the St. Augustine carcass supposedly represented has been assigned the binomial names "Octopus giganteus" (Latin: giant octopus) and "Otoctopus giganteus" (Greek prefix: oton = ear; giant-eared octopus), although these are not valid under the rules of the ICZN.
  They are not to be confused with the known giant Pacific octopus, which is a member of the genus Enteroctopus, and can grow to a total length of more than 6 m (20 ft). The gigantic octopus is hypothesized to be much larger.
caption: Imaginary view of a gigantic octopus seizing a ship.
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