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Hapalochlaena maculosa (Hoyle, 1883) 
AphiaID: 342334

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > Coleoidea (Subclass) > Octopodiformes (Infraclass) > Octopoda (Order) > Incirrata (Suborder) > Octopodoidea (Superfamily) > Octopodidae (Family) > Hapalochlaena (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Added by Database Management Team
Rank Species
Parent Hapalochlaena
Source  basis of record: UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS[details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English Lesser blue-ringed octopus  [details]
Environment marine
Distribution Indo-West Pacific [details]
Links To GenBank
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To ITIS
Note  Habitat: coastal; highly toxic [details]
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2008-03-27 18:55:09 GMT  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2009). Hapalochlaena maculosa (Hoyle, 1883). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342334 on 2010-02-09
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