why is there a species of octopus under our names

[H. lunulata]

why do some people have a certain species of octopus by there name like by my name i have o. vulgaris and some peoploe have species like o.dolfeni and o. bimaculoides

 

[Nancy]

It has to do with how many times you've posted - Tony can explain it in more detail.

Nancy

 

[WhiteKiboko]

this might explain things:

A little fun with ranks :-)