Biology:Octopus (genus)

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Short description: Genus of cephalopods

Octopus
Octopus Vulgaris.jpg
Octopus vulgaris
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Subfamily: Octopodinae
Genus: Octopus
Cuvier, 1797
Type species
Octopus vulgaris
Cuvier, 1797
Species

Over 100, see text.

Octopus is the largest genus of octopuses, comprising more than 100 species. These species are widespread throughout the world's oceans. Many species formerly placed in the genus Octopus are now assigned to other genera within the family. The octopus has 8 arms, averaging 20 cm long for an adult.[1][2]

Species

  • Octopus alatus Sasaki, 1920 (taxon inquirendum)
  • Octopus alecto Berry, 1953
  • Octopus araneoides * Iw. Taki, 1964 (taxon inquirendum)
  • Octopus arborescens Hoyle, 1904 (taxon inquirendum)
  • Octopus argus Krauss, 1848
  • Octopus australis Hoyle, 1885 – hammer octopus
  • Octopus balboai Voss, 1971
  • Octopus berenice Gray, 1849
  • Octopus berrima Stanks & Norman, 1992 – southern keeled octopus
  • Octopus bimaculatus Verrill, 1883 – California two-spot octopus or Verrill's two-spot octopus
  • Octopus bimaculoides Pickford & McConnaughey, 1949 – California two-spot octopus
  • Octopus bocki Adam, 1941 – Bock's pygmy octopus
  • Octopus briareus Robson, 1929 – Caribbean reef octopus
  • Octopus bulbus Norman, 2001
  • Octopus californicus Berry, 1911 – North Pacific bigeye octopus
  • Octopus campbelli Smith, 1902
  • Octopus chierchiae Jatta, 1889 – lesser Pacific striped octopus
  • Octopus conispadiceus Sasaki, 1917 – chestnut octopus
  • Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849 – big blue octopus or Cyane's octopus,
  • Octopus diminutus Kaneko & Kubodera, 2008[3]
  • Octopus djinda Amor, 2021
  • Octopus favonius Gray, 1849
  • Octopus filamentosus Blainville, 1826 (taxon inquirendum)
  • Octopus filosus Howell, 1867
  • Octopus fitchi Berry, 1953 – Fitch's pygmy octopus
  • Octopus fujitai Sasaki, 1929 (taxon inquirendum)
  • Octopus gardineri Hoyle, 1905
  • Octopus globosus Appellöf, 1886 (taxon inquirendum) – globe octopus
  • Octopus gorgonus Huffard, 2007[4]
  • Octopus harpedon Norman, 2001
  • Octopus hattai Sasaki, 1929
  • Octopus hawaiiensis Eydoux & Souleyet, 1852
  • Octopus hongkongensis Hoyle, 1885 (taxon inquirendum)
  • Octopus hubbsorum Berry, 1953 – Hubb's octopus
  • Octopus humilis Huffard, 2007[4]
  • Octopus hummelincki Adam, 1936 – bumblebee two-spot octopus or Caribbean two-spot octopus[5]
  • Octopus huttoni Benham, 1943
  • Octopus incella Kaneko & Kubodera, 2007
  • Octopus insularis Leite & Haimovici, 2008[6]
  • Octopus jeraldi Pratt, Baldwin & Vecchione, 2020[7]
  • Octopus joubini Robson, 1929 - Atlantic pygmy octopus or small-egg Caribbean pygmy octopus
  • Octopus kaharoa O'Shea, 1999
  • Octopus kaurna Stranks, 1990 – southern sand octopus
  • Octopus kermedecensis Berry, 1914
  • Octopus laqueus Kaneko & Kubodera, 2005
  • Octopus longispadiceus Sasaki, 1917 (taxon inquirendum)
  • Octopus mariles Huffard, 2007[4]
  • Octopus maya Voss & Solís, 1966 – Mexican four-eyed octopus
  • Octopus mercatoris Adam, 1937
  • Octopus mernoo O'Shea, 1999
  • Octopus microphthalmus Goodrich, 1896
  • Octopus micropyrsus Berry, 1953 – California Lilliput octopus
  • Octopus micros Norman, 2001
  • Octopus mimus Gould, 1852
  • Octopus minor Sasaki, 1920 (taxon inquirendum)
    • O. m. minor Sasaki, 1920 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Octopus mutilans Taki, 1942
  • Octopus nanhaiensis Dong, 1976 (taxon inquirendum)
  • Octopus nanus Adam, 1973
  • Octopus niveus Lesson, 1831 (taxon inquirendum)
  • Octopus occidentalis Steenstrup in Hoyle, 1885
  • Octopus ochotensis Sasaki, 1920 (taxon inquirendum)
  • Octopus oculifer Hoyle, 1904 – Galapagos reef octopus
  • Octopus oliveri Berry, 1914
  • Octopus oshimai Sasaki, 1929 (taxon inquirendum)
  • Octopus pallidus Hoyle, 1885 – pale octopus
  • Octopus parvus Sasaki, 1917 – Japanese pygmy octopus
  • Octopus penicillifer Berry, 1954
  • Octopus pentherinus Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 ('nomen dubium)
  • Octopus prashadi Adam, 1939 (taxon inquirendum)
  • Octopus pricei * Berry, 1913 (taxon inquirendum)
  • Octopus pumilus Norman & Sweeney, 1997
  • Octopus pyrum Norman, Hochberg & Lu, 1997
  • Octopus rubescens Berry, 1953 – East Pacific red octopus
  • Octopus salutii Vérany, 1836 – spider octopus
  • Octopus sanctaehelenae Robson, 1929
  • Octopus sasakii Taki, 1942 (taxon inquirendum)
  • Octopus selene Voss, 1971 – moon octopus
  • Octopus sinensis d'Orbigny, 1841 - East Asian Common octopus
  • Octopus stictochrus Voss, 1971
  • Octopus spinosus Sasaki, 1920 (taxon inquirendum)
  • Octopus superciliosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832frilled pygmy octopus
  • Octopus tehuelchus d'Orbigny, 1834 – Tehuelche or Patagonian octopus
  • Octopus tenebricus Smith, 1884
  • Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852 – gloomy octopus or common Sydney octopus
  • Octopus tsugarensis Sasaki, 1920 (taxon inquirendum)
  • Octopus validus Sasaki, 1920 (taxon inquirendum)
  • Octopus veligero Berry, 1953 – veiled octopus
  • Octopus verrucosus Hoyle, 1885
  • Octopus vitiensis Hoyle, 1885 – bighead octopus
  • Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 – common octopus
  • Octopus warringa Stranks, 1990 – club pygmy octopus
  • Octopus wolfi Wülker, 1913 – star-sucker pygmy octopus
  • Octopus yendoi Sasaki, 1920 (taxon inquirendum)
  • Octopus zonatus Voss, 1968 – Atlantic banded octopus

The species listed above with an asterisk (*) are questionable and need further study to determine if they are valid species or synonyms.[8]

Species brought into synonymy
List of synonyms in the genus Octopus
  • Octopus abaculus Norman & Sweeney, 1997: synonym of Abdopus abaculus (Norman & Sweeney, 1997)
  • Octopus aculeatus d'Orbigny, 1834: synonym of Abdopus aculeatus (d'Orbigny, 1834)
  • Octopus adamsi]' Benham, 1944 : synonym of Octopus huttoni Benham, 1943
  • Octopus aegina Gray, 1849: synonym of Amphioctopus aegina (Gray, 1849)
  • Octopus albus Rafinesque, 1814: synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus alderii Vérany, 1851: synonym of Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826)
  • Octopus alpheus, Capricorn night octopus: synonym of Callistoctopus alpheus (Norman, 1993)
  • Octopus alpheus Norman, 1993: synonym of Callistoctopus alpheus (Norman, 1993)
  • Octopus americanus Froriep, 1806: synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus apollyon (S. S. Berry, 1912): synonym of Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
  • Octopus arcticus Prosch, 1849: synonym of Bathypolypus arcticus (Prosch, 1849)
  • Octopus areolatus de Haan, 1839: synonym of Amphioctopus fangsiao (d'Orbigny, 1839)
  • Octopus aspilosomatis Norman, 1993, plain-body night octopus: synonym of Callistoctopus aspilosomatis (Norman, 1993)
  • Octopus bairdii Verrill, 1873: synonym of Bathypolypus bairdii (Verrill, 1873)
  • Octopus bakerii d'Orbigny, 1826: synonym of Octopus americanus Montfort, 1802: synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus bermudensis Hoyle, 1885: synonym of Callistoctopus furvus (Gould, 1852)
  • Octopus bitentaculatus Risso, 1854: synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus brevitentaculatus Blainville, 1826: synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus brocki Ortmann, 1888: synonym of Amphioctopus fangsiao (d'Orbigny, 1839)
  • Octopus bunurong Stranks, 1990: synonym of Callistoctopus bunurong (Stranks, 1990) – southern white-spot octopus
  • Octopus burryi Voss, 1950: synonym of Amphioctopus burryi (Voss, 1950)
  • Octopus carolinensis Verrill, 1884: synonym of Amphioctopus carolinensis (Verrill, 1884), Carolinian octopus
  • Octopus cassiopea Gray, 1849: synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus cassiopeia Gray, 1849 (incorrect subsequent spelling of specific epithet): synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus catenulatus Philippi, 1844: synonym of Ocythoe tuberculata Rafinesque, 1814
  • Octopus chromatus Heilprin, 1888: synonym of Callistoctopus furvus (Gould, 1852)
  • Octopus cirrhosus Lamarck, 1798: synonym of Eledone cirrhosa (Lamarck, 1798)
  • Octopus cocco Risso, 1854: synonym of Scaeurgus unicirrhus (Delle Chiaje [in de Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1841)
  • Octopus cocco Vérany, 1846: synonym of Pteroctopus tetracirrhus (Delle Chiaje, 1830)
  • Octopus coerulescentes Fra Piero, 1895: synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus communis Park, 1885: synonym of Macroctopus maorum (Hutton, 1880)
  • Octopus cuvieri d'Orbigny, 1826: synonym of Callistoctopus lechenaultii (d'Orbigny, 1826)
  • Octopus dana Robson, 1929: synonym of Macrotritopus defilippi (Vérany, 1851)
  • Octopus defilippi Vérany, 1851: synonym of Macrotritopus defilippi (Vérany, 1851) Atlantic longarm octopus or Lilliput longarm octopus
  • Octopus didynamus Rafinesque, 1814: synonym of Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826)
  • Octopus dierythraeus Norman, 1992: synonym of Callistoctopus dierythraeus (Norman, 1992) – red-spot night octopus
  • Octopus digueti Perrier & Rochebrune, 1894: synonym of Paroctopus digueti (Perrier & Rochebrune, 1894) – Diguet's pygmy octopus
  • Octopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910): synonym of Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
  • Octopus dollfusi Robson, 1928: synonym of Amphioctopus aegina (Gray, 1849)
  • Octopus duplex Hoyle, 1885: synonym of Octopus superciliosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
  • Octopus equivocus Robson, 1929: synonym of Macrotritopus defilippi (Vérany, 1851)
  • Octopus ergasticus P. Fischer & H. Fischer, 1892: synonym of Bathypolypus ergasticus (P. Fischer & H. Fischer, 1892)
  • Octopus eudora Gray, 1849: synonym of Octopus americanus Montfort, 1802: synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus exannulatus Norman, 1992: synonym of Amphioctopus exannulatus (Norman, 1992)
  • Octopus fangsiao d'Orbigny, 1839: synonym of Amphioctopus fangsiao (d'Orbigny, 1839)
  • Octopus fasciatus Hoyle, 1886: synonym of Hapalochlaena fasciata (Hoyle, 1886)
  • Octopus fimbriatus d'Orbigny, 1841: synonym of Abdopus horridus (d'Orbigny, 1826)
  • Octopus flindersi Cotton, 1932: synonym of Macroctopus maorum (Hutton, 1880)
  • Octopus fontanianus d'Orbigny, 1834: synonym of Robsonella fontaniana (d'Orbigny, 1834)
  • Octopus frayedus Rafinesque, 1814: synonym of Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826)
  • Octopus furvus Gould, 1852: synonym of Callistoctopus furvus (Gould, 1852)
  • Octopus geryonea Gray, 1849: synonym of Octopus americanus Montfort, 1802: synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus gibbsi O'Shea, 1999: synonym of Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852
  • Octopus gilbertianus Berry, 1912: synonym of Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
  • Octopus glaber Wülker, 1920: synonym of Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
  • Octopus gracilis Verrill, 1884: synonym of Macrotritopus equivocus (Robson, 1929)
  • Octopus gracilis Eydoux & Souleyet, 1852: synonym of Tremoctopus gracilis (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1852)
  • Octopus granosus Blainville, 1826: synonym of Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826)
  • Octopus granulatus Lamarck, 1799: synonym of Amphioctopus granulatus (Lamarck, 1799)
  • Octopus graptus Norman, 1992: synonym of Callistoctopus graptus (Norman, 1992) – scribbled night octopus
  • Octopus groenlandicus Steenstrup, 1856: synonym of Bathypolypus arcticus (Prosch, 1849)
  • Octopus guangdongensis Dong, 1976: synonym of Abdopus guangdongensis (Dong, 1976)
  • Octopus hardwickei Gray, 1849: synonym of Amphioctopus aegina (Gray, 1849)
  • Octopus harmandi Rochebrune, 1882: synonym of Abdopus aculeatus (d'Orbigny, 1834)
  • Octopus herdmani Hoyle, 1904: synonym of Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
  • Octopus heteropus Rafinesque, 1814: synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus horridus d'Orbigny, 1826: synonym of Abdopus horridus (d'Orbigny, 1826)
  • Octopus horsti Joubin, 1898: synonym of Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
  • Octopus hoylei (S. S. Berry, 1909): synonym of Pteroctopus hoylei (S. S. Berry, 1909)
  • Octopus indicus Rapp, 1835: synonym of Cistopus indicus (Rapp, 1835)
  • Octopus januarii Hoyle, 1885: synonym of Muusoctopus januarii (Hoyle, 1885)
  • Octopus kagoshimensis Ortmann, 1888: synonym of Amphioctopus kagoshimensis (Ortmann, 1888)
  • Octopus kempi Robson, 1929: synonym of Macrotritopus defilippi (Vérany, 1851)
  • Octopus kermadecensis (Berry, 1914): synonym of Callistoctopus kermadecensis (Berry, 1914)
  • Octopus koellikeri Vérany, 1851: synonym of Tremoctopus violaceus delle Chiaje, 1830
  • Octopus lechenaultii d'Orbigny, 1826: synonym of Callistoctopus lechenaultii (d'Orbigny, 1826)
  • Octopus leioderma (Berry, 1911): synonym of Benthoctopus leioderma (Berry, 1911)
  • Octopus lentus Verrill, 1880: synonym of Bathypolypus bairdii (Verrill, 1873)
  • Octopus leschenaultii d'Orbigny, 1826: synonym of Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826)
  • Octopus leucoderma San Giovanni, 1829: synonym of Eledone leucoderma (San Giovanni, 1829)
  • Octopus lobensis Castellanos & Menni, 1969: synonym of Octopus tehuelchus d'Orbigny, 1834 – lobed octopus
  • Octopus lothei Chun, 1913: synonym of Bathypolypus ergasticus (P. Fischer & H. Fischer, 1892)
  • Octopus lunulatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832: synonym of Hapalochlaena lunulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
  • Octopus luteus (Sasaki, 1929): synonym of Callistoctopus luteus (Sasaki, 1929) – starry night octopus
  • Octopus macropodus Sangiovanni, 1829: synonym of Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826)
  • Octopus macropus Risso, 1826: synonym of Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826) – Atlantic white-spotted octopus
  • Octopus maculatus Rafinesque, 1814: synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus maculosus Hoyle, 1883: synonym of Hapalochlaena maculosa (Hoyle, 1883)
  • Octopus magnificus Villanueva, Sanchez & Compagno, 1992: synonym of Enteroctopus magnificus (Villanueva, Sanchez & Compagno, 1992)
  • Octopus maorum Hutton, 1880: synonym of Macroctopus maorum (Hutton, 1880) – Maori octopus
  • Octopus marginatus Taki, 1964: synonym of Amphioctopus marginatus (Iw. Taki, 1964)
  • Octopus marmoratus Hoyle, 1885: synonym of Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
  • Octopus membranaceus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832: synonym of Amphioctopus membranaceus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
  • Octopus microstomus Reynaud, 1830: synonym of Tremoctopus violaceus delle Chiaje, 1830
  • Octopus moschatus Rafinesque, 1814: synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus moschatus Lamarck, 1798: synonym of Eledone moschata (Lamarck, 1798)
  • Octopus mototi Norman, 1992: synonym of Amphioctopus mototi (Norman, 1992)
  • Octopus neglectus Nateewathana & Norman, 1999: synonym of Amphioctopus neglectus (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999)
  • Octopus nierstraszi W. Adam, 1938: synonym of Hapalochlaena nierstraszi (W. Adam, 1938)
  • Octopus nierstrazi [sic]: synonym of Octopus nierstraszi W. Adam, 1938: synonym of Hapalochlaena nierstraszi (W. Adam, 1938)
  • Octopus niger Risso, 1854: synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus niger Rafinesque, 1814: synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus nocturnus Norman & Sweeney, 1997: synonym of Callistoctopus nocturnus (Norman & Sweeney, 1997)
  • Octopus obesus Verrill, 1880: synonym of Bathypolypus bairdii (Verrill, 1873)
  • Octopus ocellatus Gray, 1849: synonym of Amphioctopus fangsiao (d'Orbigny, 1839)
  • Octopus octopodia Tryon, 1879: synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus ornatus Gould, 1852: synonym of Callistoctopus ornatus (Gould, 1852) – ornate octopus or white-striped octopus
  • Octopus ovulum Sasaki, 191: synonym of Amphioctopus ovulum (Sasaki, 1917)
  • Octopus rapanui Voss, 1979: synonym of Callistoctopus rapanui (Voss, 1979)
  • Octopus patagonicus Lönnberg, 1898: synonym of Enteroctopus megalocyathus (Gould, 1852)
  • Octopus pictus Brock, 1882: synonym of Hapalochlaena fasciata (Hoyle, 1886)
  • Octopus pictus Verrill, 1883: synonym of Octopus verrilli Hoyle, 1886
  • Octopus pilosus Risso, 1826: synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus piscatorum Verrill, 1879: synonym of Bathypolypus bairdii (Verrill, 1873)
  • Octopus polyzenia Gray, 1849: synonym of Amphioctopus polyzenia (Gray, 1849)
  • Octopus punctatus Gabb, 1862: synonym of Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
  • Octopus pustulosus Sasaki, 1920: synonym of Octopus madokai Berry, 1921
  • Octopus rabassin Risso, 1854: synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus reticularis Petangna, 1828: synonym of Ocythoe tuberculata Rafinesque, 1814
  • Octopus rex Nateewathana & Norman, 1999: synonym of Amphioctopus rex (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999)
  • Octopus robsoni Adam, 1941: synonym of Amphioctopus robsoni (Adam, 1941)
  • Octopus robustus Brock, 1887: synonym of Hapalochlaena fasciata (Hoyle, 1886)
  • Octopus roosevelti]' Stuart, 1941: synonym of Octopus oculifer Hoyle, 1904
  • Octopus ruber Rafinesque, 1814: synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus rufus Risso, 1854: synonym of Scaeurgus unicirrhus (Delle Chiaje [in de Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1841)
  • Octopus salebrosus Sasaki, 1920: synonym of Sasakiopus salebrosus (Sasaki, 1920)
  • Octopus saluzzii Naef, 1923: synonym of Octopus salutii Vérany, 1836
  • Octopus saluzzii Vérany, 1840: synonym of Octopus salutii Vérany, 1836
  • Octopus scorpio (Berry, 1920): synonym of Macrotritopus defilippi (Vérany, 1851)
  • Octopus semipalmatus Owen, 1836: synonym of Tremoctopus violaceus delle Chiaje, 1830
  • Octopus siamensis Nateewathana & Norman, 1999: synonym of Amphioctopus siamensis (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999)
  • Octopus smedleyi Robson, 1932: synonym of Amphioctopus aegina (Gray, 1849)
  • Octopus sponsalis Fischer & Fischer, 1892: synonym of Bathypolypus sponsalis (P. Fischer & H. Fischer, 1892)
  • Octopus striolatus Dong, 1976: synonym of Amphioctopus marginatus (Iw. Taki, 1964)
  • Octopus taprobanensis Robson, 1926: synonym of Callistoctopus taprobanensis (Robson, 1926)
  • Octopus tenuicirrus Sasaki, 1929: synonym of Octopus hongkongensis Hoyle, 1885
  • Octopus tetracirrhus Delle Chiaje, 1830: synonym of Pteroctopus tetracirrhus (Delle Chiaje, 1830)
  • Octopus tetradynamus Rafinesque, 1814: synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus titanotus Troschel, 1857: synonym of Pteroctopus tetracirrhus (Delle Chiaje, 1830)
  • Octopus tonganus Hoyle, 1885: synonym of Abdopus tonganus (Hoyle, 1885)
  • Octopus tritentaculatus Risso, 1854: synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus troscheli Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869: synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus troschelii Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869: synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus tuberculatus Risso, 1854: synonym of Ocythoe tuberculata Rafinesque, 1814
  • Octopus tuberculatus Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869: synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus tuberculatus de Blainville, 1826: synonym of Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  • Octopus unicirrhus Delle Chiaje [in de Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1841: synonym of Scaeurgus unicirrhus (Delle Chiaje [in de Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1841)
  • Octopus varunae Oommen, 1971: synonym of Amphioctopus varunae (Oommen, 1971)
  • Octopus velatus Rang, 1837: synonym of Tremoctopus violaceus delle Chiaje, 1830
  • Octopus velifer de Férussac, 1835: synonym of Tremoctopus violaceus delle Chiaje, 1830
  • Octopus veranyi Wagner, 1829: synonym of Ocythoe tuberculata Rafinesque, 1814
  • Octopus vincenti Pickford, 1955: synonym of Amphioctopus burryi (Voss, 1950)
  • Octopus violaceus Risso, 1854: synonym of Ocythoe tuberculata Rafinesque, 1814
  • Octopus westerniensis d'Orbigny, 1834: synonym of Octopus superciliosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
  • Octopus winckworthi Robson, 1926: synonym of Macrochlaena winckworthi (Robson, 1926)

References

  1. ↑ Gofas, S. (2013). "Octopus Cuvier 1798". World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138268. 
  2. ↑ Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Octopus Cuvier, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138268 on 2015-02-01
  3. ↑ Kaneko, N. & Kubodera, T. (2008). "Two new species of pygmy octopuses (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) from deep water off the Ryukyu Archipelago, southern Japan." Molluscan Research 28(3): 145–157.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Huffard, C.L. (2007). Four new species of shallow water pygmy octopus (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) from the Kingdom of Tonga. Molluscan Research 27(3): 147–170.
  5. ↑ Octopus hummelincki Adam, 1936 (Mollusca, Cephalopoda): specific name conserved
  6. ↑ Leite, T. S.; Haimovici, M.; Molina, W.; Warnke, K. (2007). "Morphological and genetic description of Octopus insularis, a new cryptic species in the Octopus vulgaris complex (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) from the tropical southwestern Atlantic". Journal of Molluscan Studies 74 (1): 63–74. doi:10.1093/mollus/eym050. http://repositorio.furg.br/bitstream/1/2377/1/Morphological%20and%20genetic%20description%20of%20Octopus%20insularis%2c%20a%20new%20cryptic%20species%20in%20the%20Octopus%20vulgaris%20complex%20%28CEPHALOPODA-OCTOPODIDAE%29%20from%20the%20tropical%20Southwestern%20Atlantic.pdf. 
  7. ↑ Pratt, Abigail; Baldwin, Carole; Vecchione, Michael (2020-04-01). "Octopods of deep reefs off Curaçao, southern Caribbean including description of one newly discovered species". Bulletin of Marine Science 96 (2): 297–308. doi:10.5343/bms.2019.0040. https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/2020/00000096/00000002/art00005;jsessionid=xvsg7h7b2ujn.x-ic-live-03. 
  8. ↑ Sweeney, M.J. (2001). "Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda.". http://sirismm.si.edu/cephs/newclass.pdf.  – updated May 4, 2001. 59 pp.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q611843 entry



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