Sepia vermicularis is a species of cuttlefish endemic to southern Africa. It is known by many common names, such as the patchwork cuttlefish, common cuttlefish or ink-fish, but the name "common cuttlefish" is more widely applied to Sepia officinalis.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Patchwork Cuttlefish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Cephalopoda
- Order
- Sepiida
- Family
- Sepiidae
- Genus
- Sepia
- Species
- Sepia vermiculata
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