WoRMS taxon details
Eledone moschata (Lamarck, 1798)
140601 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140601)
accepted
Species
Eledonenta microsicya Rochebrune, 1884 · unaccepted
Octopus moschatus Lamarck, 1798 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Octopus moschatus Lamarck, 1798) Lamarck, J.B. (1798). Extrait d'un Mémoire sur le genre de la Sèche, du Calmar et du Poulpe, vulgairement nommés, Polypes de Mer. <em>Bulletin des Sciences, par la Societe Philomatique de Paris.</em> 1(17):129-131., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30968856
page(s): 130 [details]
page(s): 130 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Eledone moschata (Lamarck, 1798). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140601 on 2025-06-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Octopus moschatus Lamarck, 1798) Lamarck, J.B. (1798). Extrait d'un Mémoire sur le genre de la Sèche, du Calmar et du Poulpe, vulgairement nommés, Polypes de Mer. <em>Bulletin des Sciences, par la Societe Philomatique de Paris.</em> 1(17):129-131., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30968856
page(s): 130 [details]
page(s): 130 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Census of Marine Life (2012). SYNDEEP: Towards a first global synthesis of biodiversity, biogeography and ecosystem function in the deep sea. Unpublished data (datasetID: 30), available online at http://www.comlsecretariat.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/SYNDEEP-Towards-a-first-global-synthesis-of-biodiversity-biogeography-and-ecosystem-function-in-the-deep-sea-Eva-Ramirez-Llodra-et-al..pdf [details]
additional source Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Norman M.D., Finn J.K. & Hochberg F.G. (2014). Family Octopodidae. pp. 36-215, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date</i>. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls. [details]
additional source Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Norman M.D., Finn J.K. & Hochberg F.G. (2014). Family Octopodidae. pp. 36-215, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date</i>. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat neritic to bathyal [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | oktapodi me aromë | [details] |
| Dutch | muskusachtarm | [details] |
| English | white octopusmusky octopus | [details] |
| French | élédone musquée | [details] |
| German | MoschuspolypMoschuskrake | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Μοσκιός | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (308 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Eledonenta microsicya Rochebrune, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (60 publications) (from synonym Octopus moschatus Lamarck, 1798)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eledone moschata)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus moschatus Lamarck, 1798)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (308 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Eledonenta microsicya Rochebrune, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (60 publications) (from synonym Octopus moschatus Lamarck, 1798)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eledone moschata)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus moschatus Lamarck, 1798)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
