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Octopus Cuvier, 1797 
AphiaID: 138268

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > Coleoidea (Subclass) > Octopodiformes (Infraclass) > Octopoda (Order) > Incirrata (Suborder) > Octopodoidea (Superfamily) > Octopodidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
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Rank Genus
Parent Octopodidae d'Orbigny, 1839
Sources  basis of record: Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. 2009 Recent Mollusca. Pp 196-219 in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.), The New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch [details]

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 Species Octopus alecto Berry, 1953
Species Octopus alphaeus Norman, 1992
Species Octopus argus Krauss, 1848
Species Octopus australis Hoyle, 1885
Species Octopus balboai Voss, 1971
Species Octopus berenice Gray, 1849
Species Octopus berrima Stanks & Norman, 1992
Species Octopus bimaculatus Verrill, 1883
Species Octopus bimaculoides Pickford & McConnaughey, 1949
Species Octopus bocki Adam, 1941
Species Octopus briareus Robson, 1929
Species Octopus bulbus Norman, 2001
Species Octopus californicus Berry, 1911
Species Octopus campbelli Smith, 1902
Species Octopus chierchiae Jatta, 1889
Species Octopus conispadiceus Sasaki, 1917
Species Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Species Octopus diminutus Kaneko & Kubodera, 2008
Species Octopus favonius Gray, 1849
Species Octopus filosus Howell, 1867
Species Octopus fitchi Berry, 1953
Species Octopus fontanianus d'Orbigny, 1834
Species Octopus gardineri Hoyle, 1905
Species Octopus gorgonus Huffard, 2007
Species Octopus harpedon Norman, 2001
Species Octopus hattai Sasaki, 1929
Species Octopus hawaiiensis Eydoux & Souleyet, 1852
Species Octopus hubbsorum Berry, 1953
Species Octopus humilis Huffard, 2007
Species Octopus hummelincki Adam, 1936
Species Octopus huttoni Benham, 1943
Species Octopus incella Kaneko & Kubodera, 2007
Species Octopus insularis Leite, Haimovici, Molina & Warnke, 2008
Species Octopus joubini Robson, 1929
Species Octopus kaharoa O'Shea, 1999
Species Octopus kaurna Stranks, 1990
Species Octopus laqueus Kaneko & Kubodera, 2005
Species Octopus mariles Huffard, 2007
Species Octopus maya Voss & Solis, 1966
Species Octopus mercatoris Adam, 1937
Species Octopus mernoo O'Shea, 1999
Species Octopus microphthalmus Goodrich, 1896
Species Octopus micropyrsus Berry, 1953
Species Octopus micros Norman, 2001
Species Octopus mimus Gould, 1852
Species Octopus mutilans Taki, 1942
Species Octopus nanus Adam, 1973
Species Octopus occidentalis Steenstrup in Hoyle, 1885
Species Octopus oculifer Hoyle, 1904
Species Octopus oliveri (Berry, 1914)
Species Octopus pallidus Hoyle, 1885
Species Octopus parvus Sasaki, 1917
Species Octopus penicillifer Berry, 1954
Species Octopus pumilus Norman & Sweeney, 1997
Species Octopus pyrum Norman, Hochberg & C. C. Lu, 1997
Species Octopus rubescens Berry, 1953
Species Octopus salutii Vérany, 1836
Species Octopus sanctaehelenae Robson, 1929
Species Octopus selene Voss, 1971
Species Octopus stictochrus Voss, 1971
Species Octopus superciliosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Species Octopus tehuelchus d'Orbigny, 1834
Species Octopus tenebricus Smith, 1884
Species Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852
Species Octopus veligero Berry, 1953
Species Octopus verrucosus Hoyle, 1885
Species Octopus vitiensis Hoyle, 1885
Species Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus warringa Stranks, 1990
Species Octopus wolfi (Wülker, 1913)
Species Octopus zonatus Voss, 1968

Species Octopus alatus (Sasaki, 1920) (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus americanus Montfort, 1802 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 (species inquirenda, Unresolved West Atlantic form)
Species Octopus aranea d'Orbigny, 1834 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus araneoides Taki, 1964 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus arborescens Hoyle, 1904 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus cephea Gray, 1849 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus chuni Grimpe, 1922 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus ciliatus Rang, 1837 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus filamentosus Blainville, 1826 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus fujitai Sasaki, 1929 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus globosus Appellöf, 1886 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus hoeki Joubin, 1898 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus hongkongensis Hoyle, 1885 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus hyalinus Rang, 1837 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus inconspicuus Brock, 1887 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus longispadiceus (Sasaki, 1917) (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus madokai Berry, 1921 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus medoria Gray, 1849 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus minor (Sasaki, 1920) (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus monterosatoi Fra Piero, 1895 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus moschites Carus, 1824 (species inquirenda, Unresolved species of Eledone)
Species Octopus nanhaiensis Dong, 1976 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus niveus Lesson, 1831 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus ochotensis (Sasaki, 1920) (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus oshimai (Sasaki, 1929) (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus peronii Lesueur, 1821 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus prashadi Adam, 1939 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus pricei Berry, 1913 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus rugosus Bosc, 1792 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus saphenia Gray, 1849 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus sasakii Taki, 1942 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus sinensis d'Orbigny, 1834 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 (species inquirenda, Unresolved Japanese form)
Species Octopus spinosus Sasaki, 1920 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus tenuipulvinus Sasaki, 1920 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus tsugarensis Sasaki, 1920 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus validus Sasaki, 1920 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus variabilis (Sasaki, 1929) (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus ventricosus Grant, 1827 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus venustus Rang, 1837 (species inquirenda)
Species Octopus yendoi (Sasaki, 1920) (species inquirenda)

Species Octopus alberti Joubin, 1895 (nomen dubium)
Species Octopus amboinensis Brock, 1887 (nomen dubium)
Species Octopus bandensis Hoyle, 1885 (nomen dubium)
Species Octopus brevipes d'Orbigny, 1835 (nomen dubium)
Species Octopus caerulescens Blainville, 1826 (nomen dubium)
Species Octopus capensis Eydoux & Souleyet, 1852 (nomen dubium)
Species Octopus cornutus Owen, 1881 (nomen dubium)
Species Octopus dubius Souleyet, 1852 (nomen dubium)
Species Octopus elegans Brock, 1887 (nomen dubium)
Species Octopus fusiformis Brock, 1887 (nomen dubium)
Species Octopus hyadesi Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 (nomen dubium)
Species Octopus incertus Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869 (nomen dubium)
Species Octopus machikii Brock, 1887 (nomen dubium)
Species Octopus mollis Gould, 1852 (nomen dubium)
Species Octopus pentherinus Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 (nomen dubium)
Species Octopus pictus Blainville, 1826 (nomen dubium)
Species Octopus pusillus Gould, 1852 (nomen dubium)
Species Octopus pustulosus Blainville, 1826 (nomen dubium)
Species Octopus teuthoides Robson, 1929 (nomen dubium)
Species Octopus variolatus Blainville, 1826 (nomen dubium)
Species Octopus verrilli Hoyle, 1886 (nomen dubium)

Subgenus Octopus (Abdopus) Norman & Finn, 2001 accepted as Abdopus Norman & Finn, 2001
Species Octopus abaculus Norman & Sweeney, 1997 accepted as Abdopus abaculus (Norman & Sweeney, 1997)
Species Octopus aculeatus d'Orbigny, 1834 accepted as Abdopus aculeatus (d'Orbigny, 1834)
Species Octopus adamsi Benham, 1944 accepted as Octopus huttoni Benham, 1943
Species Octopus aegina Gray, 1849 accepted as Amphioctopus aegina (Gray, 1849)
Species Octopus albus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus alderii Vérany, 1851 accepted as Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826)
Species Octopus apollyon (S. S. Berry, 1912) accepted as Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
Species Octopus arcticus Prosch, 1847 accepted as Bathypolypus arcticus (Prosch, 1847)
Species Octopus areolatus de Haan, 1839 accepted as Amphioctopus fangsiao (d'Orbigny, 1839)
Species Octopus aspilosomatis Norman, 1993 accepted as Callistoctopus aspilosomatis (Norman, 1993)
Species Octopus bairdii Verrill, 1873 accepted as Bathypolypus bairdii (Verrill, 1873)
Species Octopus bakerii d'Orbigny, 1826 accepted as Octopus americanus Montfort, 1802 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus bermudensis Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Callistoctopus furvus (Gould, 1852)
Species Octopus bitentaculatus Risso, 1854 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus brevitentaculatus Blainville, 1826 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus brocki Ortmann, 1888 accepted as Amphioctopus fangsiao (d'Orbigny, 1839)
Species Octopus bunurong Stranks, 1990 accepted as Callistoctopus bunurong (Stranks, 1990)
Species Octopus burryi Voss, 1950 accepted as Amphioctopus burryi (Voss, 1950)
Species Octopus capricornicus Norman & Finn, 2001 accepted as Abdopus capricornicus (Norman & Finn, 2001)
Species Octopus carolinensis Verrill, 1884 accepted as Amphioctopus carolinensis (Verrill, 1884)
Species Octopus cassiopeia Gray, 1849 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus chromatus Heilprin, 1888 accepted as Callistoctopus furvus (Gould, 1852)
Species Octopus cirrhosus Lamarck, 1798 accepted as Eledone cirrhosa (Lamarck, 1798)
Species Octopus cocco Risso, 1854 accepted as Scaeurgus unicirrhus (delle Chiaje, 1838)
Species Octopus cocco Vérany, 1846 accepted as Pteroctopus tetracirrhus (delle Chiaje, 1830)
Species Octopus coerulescentes Fra Piero, 1895 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus communis Park, 1885 accepted as Macroctopus maorum (Hutton, 1880)
Species Octopus cuvieri d'Orbigny, 1826 accepted as Callistoctopus lechenaultii (d'Orbigny, 1826)
Species Octopus dana Robson, 1929 accepted as Macrotritopus defilippi (Vérany, 1851)
Species Octopus defilippi Vérany, 1851 accepted as Macrotritopus defilippi (Vérany, 1851)
Species Octopus didynamus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826)
Species Octopus dierythraeus Norman, 1992 accepted as Callistoctopus dierythraeus (Norman, 1992)
Species Octopus digueti Perrier & Rochebrune, 1894 accepted as Paroctopus digueti (Perrier & Rochebrune, 1894)
Species Octopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910) accepted as Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
Species Octopus dollfusi Robson, 1928 accepted as Amphioctopus aegina (Gray, 1849)
Species Octopus duplex Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Octopus superciliosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Species Octopus ergasticus P. Fischer & H. Fischer, 1892 accepted as Bathypolypus ergasticus (P. Fischer & H. Fischer, 1892)
Species Octopus eudora Gray, 1849 accepted as Octopus americanus Montfort, 1802 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus exannulatus Norman, 1992 accepted as Amphioctopus exannulatus (Norman, 1992)
Species Octopus fangsiao d'Orbigny, 1839 accepted as Amphioctopus fangsiao (d'Orbigny, 1839)
Species Octopus fimbriatus d'Orbigny, 1841 accepted as Abdopus horridus (d'Orbigny, 1826)
Species Octopus flindersi Cotton, 1932 accepted as Macroctopus maorum (Hutton, 1880)
Species Octopus frayedus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826)
Species Octopus furvus Gould, 1852 accepted as Callistoctopus furvus (Gould, 1852)
Species Octopus geryonea Gray, 1849 accepted as Octopus americanus Montfort, 1802 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus gibbsi O'Shea, 1999 accepted as Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852
Species Octopus gilbertianus Berry, 1912 accepted as Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
Species Octopus glaber Wülker, 1920 accepted as Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Species Octopus gracilis Verrill, 1884 accepted as Macrotritopus equivocus (Robson, 1929)
Species Octopus granosus Blainville, 1826 accepted as Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826)
Species Octopus granulatus Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Amphioctopus granulatus (Lamarck, 1799)
Species Octopus graptus Norman, 1992 accepted as Callistoctopus graptus (Norman, 1992)
Species Octopus groenlandicus Steenstrup, 1856 accepted as Bathypolypus arcticus (Prosch, 1847)
Species Octopus guangdongensis Dong, 1976 accepted as Abdopus guangdongensis (Dong, 1976)
Species Octopus hardwickei Gray, 1849 accepted as Amphioctopus aegina (Gray, 1849)
Species Octopus harmandi Rochebrune, 1882 accepted as Abdopus aculeatus (d'Orbigny, 1834)
Species Octopus herdmani Hoyle, 1904 accepted as Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Species Octopus heteropus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus horridus d'Orbigny, 1826 accepted as Abdopus horridus (d'Orbigny, 1826)
Species Octopus horsti Joubin, 1898 accepted as Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Species Octopus hoylei (S. S. Berry, 1909) accepted as Pteroctopus hoylei (S. S. Berry, 1909)
Species Octopus indicus Rapp, 1835 accepted as Cistopus indicus (Rapp, 1835)
Species Octopus januarii Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Muusoctopus januarii (Hoyle, 1885)
Species Octopus kagoshimensis Ortmann, 1888 accepted as Amphioctopus kagoshimensis (Ortmann, 1888)
Species Octopus kempi Robson, 1929 accepted as Macrotritopus defilippi (Vérany, 1851)
Species Octopus kermadecensis (Berry, 1914) accepted as Callistoctopus kermadecensis (Berry, 1914)
Species Octopus lechenaultii d'Orbigny, 1826 accepted as Callistoctopus lechenaultii (d'Orbigny, 1826)
Species Octopus leioderma (Berry, 1911) accepted as Benthoctopus leioderma (Berry, 1911)
Species Octopus lentus Verrill, 1880 accepted as Bathypolypus bairdii (Verrill, 1873)
Species Octopus leucoderma San Giovanni, 1829 accepted as Eledone leucoderma (San Giovanni, 1829)
Species Octopus lobensis Castellanos & Menni, 1969 accepted as Octopus tehuelchus d'Orbigny, 1834
Species Octopus lothei Chun, 1913 accepted as Bathypolypus ergasticus (P. Fischer & H. Fischer, 1892)
Species Octopus lunulatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Hapalochlaena lunulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Species Octopus luteus (Sasaki, 1929) accepted as Callistoctopus luteus (Sasaki, 1929)
Species Octopus macropus Risso, 1826 accepted as Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826)
Species Octopus maculatus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus maculosus Hoyle, 1883 accepted as Hapalochlaena maculosa (Hoyle, 1883)
Species Octopus magnificus Villanueva, Sanchez & Compagno, 1992 accepted as Enteroctopus magnificus (Villanueva, Sanchez & Compagno, 1992)
Species Octopus maorum Hutton, 1880 accepted as Macroctopus maorum (Hutton, 1880)
Species Octopus marginatus Taki, 1964 accepted as Amphioctopus marginatus (Taki, 1964)
Species Octopus marmoratus Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Species Octopus membranaceus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Amphioctopus membranaceus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Species Octopus moschatus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus moschatus Lamarck, 1798 accepted as Eledone moschata (Lamarck, 1798)
Species Octopus mototi Norman, 1992 accepted as Amphioctopus mototi (Norman, 1992)
Species Octopus neglectus Nateewathana & Norman, 1999 accepted as Amphioctopus neglectus (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999)
Species Octopus nierstraszi Adam, 1938 accepted as Hapalochlaena nierstraszi (Adam, 1938)
Species Octopus niger Risso, 1854 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus niger Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus nocturnus Norman & Sweeney, 1997 accepted as Callistoctopus nocturnus (Norman & Sweeney, 1997)
Species Octopus obesus Verrill, 1880 accepted as Bathypolypus bairdii (Verrill, 1873)
Species Octopus ocellatus Gray, 1849 accepted as Amphioctopus fangsiao (d'Orbigny, 1839)
Species Octopus octopodia Tryon, 1879 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus ornatus Gould, 1852 accepted as Callistoctopus ornatus (Gould, 1852)
Species Octopus ovulum Sasaki, 1917 accepted as Amphioctopus ovulum (Sasaki, 1917)
Species Octopus patagonicus Lönnberg, 1898 accepted as Enteroctopus megalocyathus (Gould, 1852)
Species Octopus pictus Brock, 1882 accepted as Hapalochlaena fasciata (Hoyle, 1886)
Species Octopus pictus Verrill, 1883 accepted as Octopus verrilli Hoyle, 1886
Species Octopus pilosus Risso, 1826 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus piscatorum Verrill, 1879 accepted as Bathypolypus bairdii (Verrill, 1873)
Species Octopus polyzenia Gray, 1849 accepted as Amphioctopus polyzenia (Gray, 1849)
Species Octopus punctatus Gabb, 1862 accepted as Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
Species Octopus pustulosus Sasaki, 1920 accepted as Octopus madokai Berry, 1921
Species Octopus rabassin Risso, 1854 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus rapanui Voss, 1979 accepted as Callistoctopus rapanui (Voss, 1979)
Species Octopus rex Nateewathana & Norman, 1999 accepted as Amphioctopus rex (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999)
Species Octopus robsoni Adam, 1941 accepted as Amphioctopus robsoni (Adam, 1941)
Species Octopus robustus Brock, 1887 accepted as Hapalochlaena fasciata (Hoyle, 1886)
Species Octopus roosevelti Stuart, 1941 accepted as Octopus oculifer Hoyle, 1904
Species Octopus ruber Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus rufus Risso, 1854 accepted as Scaeurgus unicirrhus (delle Chiaje, 1838)
Species Octopus salebrosus Sasaki, 1920 accepted as Sasakiopus salebrosus (Sasaki, 1920)
Species Octopus saluzzii Naef, 1923 accepted as Octopus salutii Vérany, 1836
Species Octopus siamensis Nateewathana & Norman, 1999 accepted as Amphioctopus siamensis (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999)
Species Octopus smedleyi Robson, 1932 accepted as Amphioctopus aegina (Gray, 1849)
Species Octopus striolatus Dong, 1976 accepted as Amphioctopus marginatus (Taki, 1964)
Species Octopus taprobanensis Robson, 1926 accepted as Callistoctopus taprobanensis (Robson, 1926)
Species Octopus tenuicirrus Sasaki, 1929 accepted as Octopus hongkongensis Hoyle, 1885
Species Octopus tetradynamus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus titanotus Troschel, 1857 accepted as Pteroctopus tetracirrhus (delle Chiaje, 1830)
Species Octopus tonganus Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Abdopus tonganus (Hoyle, 1885)
Species Octopus tritentaculatus Risso, 1854 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus troscheli Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus tuberculatus Risso, 1854 accepted as Ocythoe tuberculata Rafinesque, 1814
Species Octopus tuberculatus Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus unicirrhus (Delle Chiaje, 1838) accepted as Scaeurgus unicirrhus (delle Chiaje, 1838)
Species Octopus varunae Oommen, 1971 accepted as Amphioctopus varunae (Oommen, 1971)
Species Octopus vincenti Pickford, 1955 accepted as Amphioctopus burryi (Voss, 1950)
Species Octopus violaceus Risso, 1854 accepted as Ocythoe tuberculata Rafinesque, 1814
Species Octopus westerniensis d'Orbigny, 1834 accepted as Octopus superciliosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Species Octopus winckworthi Robson, 1926 accepted as Macrochlaena winckworthi (Robson, 1926)
Environment marine
Distribution Angola [details]
Red Sea [details]
Host of  Dicyemennea dogieli Bogolepova-Dobrokhotova, 1962 (parasitic: endoparasitic)
Dicyemennea filiformis Bogolepova-Dobrokhotova, 1962 (parasitic: endoparasitic)
Dicyemennea longinucleata Bogolepova-Dobrokhotova, 1962 (parasitic: endoparasitic)
Dicyema madrasensis Kalavati, Narasimhamurti & Suseela, 1984 (parasitic: endoparasitic)
Dicyema octopusi Kalavati, Narasimhamurti & Suseela, 1984 (parasitic: endoparasitic)
Links To GenBank
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Notes  Authority: Authority of Octopus in Vaught, K.C. et al. (1989). A classification of the Living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). XII, 195 pp.t is Lamarck, 1798.
For the authority we followed ITIS database [details]

Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls [details]

Remark: Family name spelled Octopididae in (Vine, P.)  [details]
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  Citation: Gofas, S. (2013). Octopus Cuvier, 1797. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138268 on 2013-05-24
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