WoRMS taxon details
Octopus bimaculatus A. E. Verrill, 1883
341951 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:341951)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Verrill, A.E. (1883). Descriptions of two species of octopus from California. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 11(6): 117-123., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30397638
page(s): 121 [details]
page(s): 121 [details]
Type locality contained in California
type locality contained in California [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Octopus bimaculatus A. E. Verrill, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=341951 on 2026-01-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Verrill, A.E. (1883). Descriptions of two species of octopus from California. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 11(6): 117-123., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30397638
page(s): 121 [details]
basis of record 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.
page(s): 47 [details]
page(s): 121 [details]
basis of record 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.
page(s): 47 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
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]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat coastal [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | two-spotted octopustwo-spot octopusCalifornia two-spot octopus | [details] |
| German | Zweifleckkrake | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (42 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Octopus bimaculatus)
To GenBank (117 nucleotides; 76 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX MOL 575560 Back)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Octopus bimaculatus)
To GenBank (117 nucleotides; 76 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX MOL 575560 Back)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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