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Octopodidae d'Orbigny, 1840
Genus Abdopus Norman & Finn, 2001
Genus Ameloctopus Norman, 1992
Genus Amphioctopus P. Fischer, 1882
Genus Callistoctopus Taki, 1964
Genus Cistopus Gray, 1849
Genus Euaxoctopus G. L. Voss, 1971
Genus Galeoctopus Norman, Boucher & Hochberg, 2004
Genus Grimpella G. C. Robson, 1928
Genus Hapalochlaena G. C. Robson, 1929
Genus Histoctopus Norman, Boucher-Rodoni & Hochberg, 2009
Genus Lepidoctopus Haimovici & Sales, 2019
Genus Macrochlaena G. C. Robson, 1929
Genus Macroctopus G. C. Robson, 1928
Genus Macrotritopus Grimpe, 1922
Genus Octopus Cuvier, 1798
Genus Paroctopus Naef, 1923
Genus Pinnoctopus d'Orbigny, 1845
Genus Pteroctopus P. Fischer, 1882
Genus Robsonella Adam, 1938
Genus Scaeurgus Troschel, 1857
Genus Teretoctopus G. C. Robson, 1929
Genus Thaumoctopus Norman & Hochberg, 2005
Genus Wunderpus Hochberg, Norman & Finn, 2006
Subfamily Bathypolypodinae G. C. Robson, 1929 accepted as Bathypolypodidae G. C. Robson, 1929 (original rank)
Genus Berrya Adam, 1939 accepted as Pteroctopus P. Fischer, 1882 (synonym)
Genus Danoctopus Joubin, 1933 accepted as Pteroctopus P. Fischer, 1882 (synonym)
Genus Eledona Risso, 1854 accepted as Eledone Leach, 1817 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
Genus Eledonenta Rochebrune, 1884 accepted as Callistoctopus Taki, 1964
Subfamily Eledoninae Rochebrune, 1884 accepted as Eledonidae Rochebrune, 1884 (original rank)
Genus Hallia Rochebrune, 1884 accepted as Hoylea Rochebrune, 1885 accepted as Eledone Leach, 1817 (Invalid: junior homonym of Hallia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1850; Hoylea is a replacement name)
Genus Hapaloctopus Taki, 1962 accepted as Berrya Adam, 1939 accepted as Pteroctopus P. Fischer, 1882 (synonym)
Genus Hoylea Rochebrune, 1885 accepted as Eledone Leach, 1817
Genus Joubinia G. C. Robson, 1929 accepted as Robsonella Adam, 1938 (invalid: junior homonym of Joubinia Buerger, 1904 [Nemertinia]; Robsonella Adam, 1938 is a replacement name)
Genus Moschites J. G. Schneider, 1784 (unaccepted > unavailable name, not available according to ICZN Opinion 233)
Genus Ozoena Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Eledone Leach, 1817
Genus Polypus Leach, 1817 accepted as Octopus Cuvier, 1798 (ICZN Opinion 233)
Genus Sasakinella Taki, 1964 accepted as Pteroctopus P. Fischer, 1882 (synonym)
Genus Schizoctopus Hoyle, 1886 accepted as Amphioctopus P. Fischer, 1882 (synonym)
Genus Ameloctopus Norman, 1992
Genus Amphioctopus P. Fischer, 1882
Genus Callistoctopus Taki, 1964
Genus Cistopus Gray, 1849
Genus Euaxoctopus G. L. Voss, 1971
Genus Galeoctopus Norman, Boucher & Hochberg, 2004
Genus Grimpella G. C. Robson, 1928
Genus Hapalochlaena G. C. Robson, 1929
Genus Histoctopus Norman, Boucher-Rodoni & Hochberg, 2009
Genus Lepidoctopus Haimovici & Sales, 2019
Genus Macrochlaena G. C. Robson, 1929
Genus Macroctopus G. C. Robson, 1928
Genus Macrotritopus Grimpe, 1922
Genus Octopus Cuvier, 1798
Genus Paroctopus Naef, 1923
Genus Pinnoctopus d'Orbigny, 1845
Genus Pteroctopus P. Fischer, 1882
Genus Robsonella Adam, 1938
Genus Scaeurgus Troschel, 1857
Genus Teretoctopus G. C. Robson, 1929
Genus Thaumoctopus Norman & Hochberg, 2005
Genus Wunderpus Hochberg, Norman & Finn, 2006
Subfamily Bathypolypodinae G. C. Robson, 1929 accepted as Bathypolypodidae G. C. Robson, 1929 (original rank)
Genus Berrya Adam, 1939 accepted as Pteroctopus P. Fischer, 1882 (synonym)
Genus Danoctopus Joubin, 1933 accepted as Pteroctopus P. Fischer, 1882 (synonym)
Genus Eledona Risso, 1854 accepted as Eledone Leach, 1817 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
Genus Eledonenta Rochebrune, 1884 accepted as Callistoctopus Taki, 1964
Subfamily Eledoninae Rochebrune, 1884 accepted as Eledonidae Rochebrune, 1884 (original rank)
Genus Hallia Rochebrune, 1884 accepted as Hoylea Rochebrune, 1885 accepted as Eledone Leach, 1817 (Invalid: junior homonym of Hallia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1850; Hoylea is a replacement name)
Genus Hapaloctopus Taki, 1962 accepted as Berrya Adam, 1939 accepted as Pteroctopus P. Fischer, 1882 (synonym)
Genus Hoylea Rochebrune, 1885 accepted as Eledone Leach, 1817
Genus Joubinia G. C. Robson, 1929 accepted as Robsonella Adam, 1938 (invalid: junior homonym of Joubinia Buerger, 1904 [Nemertinia]; Robsonella Adam, 1938 is a replacement name)
Genus Moschites J. G. Schneider, 1784 (unaccepted > unavailable name, not available according to ICZN Opinion 233)
Genus Ozoena Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Eledone Leach, 1817
Genus Polypus Leach, 1817 accepted as Octopus Cuvier, 1798 (ICZN Opinion 233)
Genus Sasakinella Taki, 1964 accepted as Pteroctopus P. Fischer, 1882 (synonym)
Genus Schizoctopus Hoyle, 1886 accepted as Amphioctopus P. Fischer, 1882 (synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
d'Orbigny A. (1836-1842). <i>Mollusques, Echinodermes, Foraminiferes et Polypiers, recueillis aux Iles Canaries par MM. Webb et Berthelot. Mollusques</i>. - In: Webb, P.B. & Berthelot, S. (eds.): <i>Histoire Naturelle des Iles Canaries</i>. Tome II. Partie 2. Zoologie. Livr. 9: pl. 1 (1836); livr. 14: pl. 2 (1836); livr. 41: 1-24 (1839); livr. 42: 25-48 (1839); livr. 43: 49-72 (1839); livr. 45: 73-104 (1840); livr. 46: 105-117 (1840); livr. 49: pl. 4-5 (1840); livr. 62: pl. 7 (1842); livr. 63: pl. 3 (1842); livr. 65: pl. 6, 7B (1842). Paris. [See also Gray (1854) and Stearn (1937).]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41308382 [details]
Description The systematics of the Octopodidae is in a thoroughly unsettled state and the group is very much in need of systematic...
Description The systematics of the Octopodidae is in a thoroughly unsettled state and the group is very much in need of systematic revision. Three subfamilies exist. Octopodinae, Eledoninae, and Bathypolypodinae (see generic list); separated by relatively minor characters, they all are easily recognizable as octopuses. There are 21 currently accepted genera in this large family, however, only Octopus commonly supports major fisheries. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Octopodidae d'Orbigny, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11782 on 2023-09-22
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d'Orbigny A. (1836-1842). <i>Mollusques, Echinodermes, Foraminiferes et Polypiers, recueillis aux Iles Canaries par MM. Webb et Berthelot. Mollusques</i>. - In: Webb, P.B. & Berthelot, S. (eds.): <i>Histoire Naturelle des Iles Canaries</i>. Tome II. Partie 2. Zoologie. Livr. 9: pl. 1 (1836); livr. 14: pl. 2 (1836); livr. 41: 1-24 (1839); livr. 42: 25-48 (1839); livr. 43: 49-72 (1839); livr. 45: 73-104 (1840); livr. 46: 105-117 (1840); livr. 49: pl. 4-5 (1840); livr. 62: pl. 7 (1842); livr. 63: pl. 3 (1842); livr. 65: pl. 6, 7B (1842). Paris. [See also Gray (1854) and Stearn (1937).]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41308382 [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. [details]
status source Strugnell J.M., Norman M.D., Vecchione M., Guzik M. & Allcock A.L. (2014). The ink sac clouds octopod evolutionary history. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 725: 215-235., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-013-1517-6 [details]
status source Taite, M.; Fernández-Álvarez, F.; Braid, H.; Bush, S.; Bolstad, K.; Drewery, J.; Mills, S.; Strugnell, J.; Vecchione, M.; Villanueva, R.; Voight, J.; Allcock, A. (2023). Genome skimming elucidates the evolutionary history of Octopoda. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 182: 107729., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107729 [details]
identification resource Lu, C.C. & Chung, W.S. (2017). <em>Guide to the cephalopods of Taiwan</em>. National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, 560 pp. ISBN 978-986-05-2569-4.
page(s): 440 [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. [details]
status source Strugnell J.M., Norman M.D., Vecchione M., Guzik M. & Allcock A.L. (2014). The ink sac clouds octopod evolutionary history. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 725: 215-235., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-013-1517-6 [details]
status source Taite, M.; Fernández-Álvarez, F.; Braid, H.; Bush, S.; Bolstad, K.; Drewery, J.; Mills, S.; Strugnell, J.; Vecchione, M.; Villanueva, R.; Voight, J.; Allcock, A. (2023). Genome skimming elucidates the evolutionary history of Octopoda. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 182: 107729., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107729 [details]
identification resource Lu, C.C. & Chung, W.S. (2017). <em>Guide to the cephalopods of Taiwan</em>. National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, 560 pp. ISBN 978-986-05-2569-4.
page(s): 440 [details]
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Description The systematics of the Octopodidae is in a thoroughly unsettled state and the group is very much in need of systematic revision. Three subfamilies exist. Octopodinae, Eledoninae, and Bathypolypodinae (see generic list); separated by relatively minor characters, they all are easily recognizable as octopuses. There are 21 currently accepted genera in this large family, however, only Octopus commonly supports major fisheries. [details]
