WoRMS taxon details
Eledone schultzei (Hoyle, 1910)
534522 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:534522)
accepted
Species
Aphrodoctopus carlgreni (Thore, 1945) · unaccepted
Aphrodoctopus nigra (Hoyle, 1910) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Aphrodoctopus schultzei (Hoyle, 1910) · unaccepted
Aphrodoctopus schultzi (Hoyle, 1910) · unaccepted (misspelling of specific epithet)
Eledone carlgreni Thore, 1945 · unaccepted
Eledone thysanophora G. L. Voss, 1962 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Moschites nigra Hoyle, 1910 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Polypus schultzei Hoyle, 1910 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Polypus schultzei Hoyle, 1910) Hoyle, W.E. (1910). Mollusca: Cephalopoda. <em>Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise im westlichen und zentralen Sudafrika ausgefuhrt in den Jahren 1903-1905.</em> 4(1): 261–268.
page(s): 261, text fig 1, pl Va, figs 1–3 [details]
page(s): 261, text fig 1, pl Va, figs 1–3 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Eledone schultzei (Hoyle, 1910). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534522 on 2025-06-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Eledone thysanophora G. L. Voss, 1962) Voss, G. L. (1962). South African cephalopods. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa.</em> 36(4): 245-272. [details]
original description (of Polypus schultzei Hoyle, 1910) Hoyle, W.E. (1910). Mollusca: Cephalopoda. <em>Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise im westlichen und zentralen Sudafrika ausgefuhrt in den Jahren 1903-1905.</em> 4(1): 261–268.
page(s): 261, text fig 1, pl Va, figs 1–3 [details]
original description (of Moschites nigra Hoyle, 1910) Hoyle, W.E. (1910). Mollusca: Cephalopoda. <em>Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise im westlichen und zentralen Sudafrika ausgefuhrt in den Jahren 1903-1905.</em> 4(1): 261–268.
page(s): 262 [details]
basis of record Norman M.D. & Hochberg F.G. (2005) The current state of Octopus taxonomy. <i>Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin</i> 66:127–154. [details]
original description (of Polypus schultzei Hoyle, 1910) Hoyle, W.E. (1910). Mollusca: Cephalopoda. <em>Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise im westlichen und zentralen Sudafrika ausgefuhrt in den Jahren 1903-1905.</em> 4(1): 261–268.
page(s): 261, text fig 1, pl Va, figs 1–3 [details]
original description (of Moschites nigra Hoyle, 1910) Hoyle, W.E. (1910). Mollusca: Cephalopoda. <em>Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise im westlichen und zentralen Sudafrika ausgefuhrt in den Jahren 1903-1905.</em> 4(1): 261–268.
page(s): 262 [details]
basis of record Norman M.D. & Hochberg F.G. (2005) The current state of Octopus taxonomy. <i>Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin</i> 66:127–154. [details]
Other
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
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | brush-tipped octopus [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Aphrodoctopus schultzei (Hoyle, 1910))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Eledone thysanophora G. L. Voss, 1962)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eledone schultzei)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Polypus schultzei Hoyle, 1910)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Aphrodoctopus schultzei (Hoyle, 1910))
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aphrodoctopus schultzei; HMN) (from synonym Aphrodoctopus schultzei (Hoyle, 1910))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Eledone thysanophora G. L. Voss, 1962)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eledone schultzei)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Polypus schultzei Hoyle, 1910)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Aphrodoctopus schultzei (Hoyle, 1910))
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aphrodoctopus schultzei; HMN) (from synonym Aphrodoctopus schultzei (Hoyle, 1910))
