WoRMS taxon details
Octopus Cuvier, 1798
138268 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138268)
accepted
Genus
Loligo vulgaris Lamarck, 1798 (type by subsequent designation)
Octopus (Octopus) Cuvier, 1798 · alternate representation
Polypus Leach, 1817 · unaccepted (ICZN Opinion 233)
Species Octopus alecto S. S. Berry, 1953
Species Octopus americanus Froriep, 1806
Species Octopus argus Krauss, 1848
Species Octopus australis Hoyle, 1885
Species Octopus balboai G. L. Voss, 1971
Species Octopus berenice Gray, 1849
Species Octopus berrima Stranks & Norman, 1992
Species Octopus bimaculatus A. E. Verrill, 1883
Species Octopus bimaculoides Pickford & McConnaughey, 1949
Species Octopus bocki Adam, 1941
Species Octopus briareus G. C. Robson, 1929
Species Octopus bulbus Norman, 2001
Species Octopus californicus (S. S. Berry, 1911)
Species Octopus chierchiae Jatta, 1889
Species Octopus conispadiceus (Sasaki, 1917)
Species Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Species Octopus diminutus Kaneko & Kubodera, 2008
Species Octopus djinda Amor, 2021
Species Octopus favonius Gray, 1849
Species Octopus fitchi S. S. Berry, 1953
Species Octopus gardineri (Hoyle, 1905)
Species Octopus gorgonus Huffard, 2007
Species Octopus harpedon Norman, 2001
Species Octopus hattai (Sasaki, 1929)
Species Octopus hawaiiensis Souleyet, 1852
Species Octopus hongkongensis (Hoyle, 1885)
Species Octopus hubbsorum S. S. Berry, 1953
Species Octopus humilis Huffard, 2007
Species Octopus hummelincki Adam, 1936
Species Octopus incella Kaneko & Kubodera, 2007
Species Octopus insularis Leite & Haimovici, 2008
Species Octopus jeraldi A. Pratt, Baldwin & Vecchione, 2020
Species Octopus jollyorum A. Reid & N. G. Wilson, 2015
Species Octopus joubini G. C. Robson, 1929
Species Octopus kaharoa O'Shea, 1999
Species Octopus kapalae Mitchell & A. Reid, 2017
Species Octopus kaurna Stranks, 1990
Species Octopus laqueus Kaneko & Kubodera, 2005
Species Octopus mariles Huffard, 2007
Species Octopus maya G. L. Voss & Solís, 1966
Species Octopus microphthalmus Goodrich, 1896
Species Octopus micropyrsus S. S. Berry, 1953
Species Octopus micros Norman, 2001
Species Octopus mimus Gould, 1852
Species Octopus minor (Sasaki, 1920)
Species Octopus mutilans Taki, 1942
Species Octopus nanus Adam, 1973
Species Octopus occidentalis Steenstrup, 1886
Species Octopus oculifer (Hoyle, 1904)
Species Octopus oliveri (S. S. Berry, 1914)
Species Octopus pallidus Hoyle, 1885
Species Octopus parvus (Sasaki, 1917)
Species Octopus penicillifer S. S. Berry, 1954
Species Octopus pumilus Norman & Sweeney, 1997
Species Octopus pyrum Norman, Hochberg & Lu, 1997
Species Octopus rubescens S. S. Berry, 1953
Species Octopus salutii Vérany, 1839
Species Octopus sanctaehelenae G. C. Robson, 1929
Species Octopus selene G. L. Voss, 1971
Species Octopus sinensis d'Orbigny, 1834
Species Octopus stictochrus G. L. Voss, 1971
Species Octopus superciliosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Species Octopus taganga Guerrero-Kommritz & Camelo-Guarin, 2016
Species Octopus tayrona Guerrero-Kommritz & Camelo-Guarin, 2016
Species Octopus tehuelchus d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1834
Species Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852
Species Octopus veligero S. S. Berry, 1953
Species Octopus verrucosus Hoyle, 1885
Species Octopus vitiensis Hoyle, 1885
Species Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus warringa Stranks, 1990
Species Octopus wolfi (Wülker, 1913)
Species Octopus zonatus G. L. Voss, 1968
Subgenus Octopus (Abdopus) Norman & Finn, 2001 accepted as Abdopus Norman & Finn, 2001
Subgenus Octopus (Macrotritopus) Grimpe, 1922 accepted as Macrotritopus Grimpe, 1922
Species Octopus aculeatus d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1834 accepted as Abdopus aculeatus (d'Orbigny [in A. Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1834) (original combination)
Species Octopus adamsi Benham, 1944 accepted as Octopus huttoni (Benham, 1943) accepted as Robsonella huttoni Benham, 1943
Species Octopus aegina Gray, 1849 accepted as Amphioctopus aegina (Gray, 1849) (original combination)
Species Octopus albus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus alderii Vérany, 1851 accepted as Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826) (synonym)
Species Octopus aldrovandi delle Chiaje, 1830 accepted as Eledone cirrhosa (Lamarck, 1798) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Octopus alphaeus [sic] accepted as Callistoctopus alpheus (Norman, 1993) (misspelling)
Species Octopus alpheus Norman, 1993 accepted as Callistoctopus alpheus (Norman, 1993) (original combination)
Species Octopus apollyon (S. S. Berry, 1912) accepted as Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
Species Octopus arcticus Prosch, 1849 accepted as Bathypolypus arcticus (Prosch, 1849)
Species Octopus areolatus de Haan [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1839-1841 accepted as Amphioctopus fangsiao (d'Orbigny [in A. Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1839-1841) (synonym)
Species Octopus aspilosomatis Norman, 1993 accepted as Callistoctopus aspilosomatis (Norman, 1993) (original combination)
Species Octopus bairdii A. E. Verrill, 1873 accepted as Bathypolypus bairdii (A. E. Verrill, 1873) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Octopus bakerii d'Orbigny, 1826 accepted as Octopus americanus Froriep, 1806
Species Octopus bermudensis Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Callistoctopus furvus (Gould, 1852) (synonym)
Species Octopus bitentaculatus Risso, 1854 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus brevitentaculatus Blainville, 1826 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus brocki Ortmann, 1888 accepted as Amphioctopus fangsiao (d'Orbigny [in A. Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1839-1841) (synonym)
Species Octopus bunurong Stranks, 1990 accepted as Callistoctopus bunurong (Stranks, 1990) (original combination)
Species Octopus burryi G. L. Voss, 1950 accepted as Amphioctopus burryi (G. L. Voss, 1950) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Octopus campbelli (E. A. Smith, 1902) accepted as Robsonella campbelli (E. A. Smith, 1902)
Species Octopus carenae Vérany, 1839 accepted as Ocythoe tuberculata Rafinesque, 1814 (synonym)
Species Octopus carolinensis A. E. Verrill, 1884 accepted as Amphioctopus carolinensis (A. E. Verrill, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Octopus cassiopea Gray, 1849 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 (synonym)
Species Octopus cassiopeia Gray, 1849 accepted as Octopus cassiopea Gray, 1849 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 (incorrect subsequent spelling of specific epithet)
Species Octopus catenulatus R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Ocythoe tuberculata Rafinesque, 1814 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Octopus chromatus Heilprin, 1888 accepted as Callistoctopus furvus (Gould, 1852) (synonym)
Species Octopus cirrhosus Lamarck, 1798 accepted as Eledone cirrhosa (Lamarck, 1798) (original combination)
Species Octopus cocco Risso, 1854 accepted as Scaeurgus unicirrhus (Delle Chiaje [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1841) (junior synonym)
Species Octopus cocco Vérany, 1846 accepted as Pteroctopus tetracirrhus (Delle Chiaje, 1830)
Species Octopus coerulescentes Fra Piero, 1895 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus communis Park, 1885 accepted as Macroctopus maorum (F. W. Hutton, 1880) (synonym)
Species Octopus cordiformis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Pinnoctopus cordiformis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) (original combination)
Species Octopus cuvieri d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1826 accepted as Callistoctopus lechenaultii (d'Orbigny [in A. Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1826) (synonym)
Species Octopus dana G. C. Robson, 1929 accepted as Octopus defilippi var. dama G. C. Robson, 1929 accepted as Macrotritopus defilippi (Vérany, 1851) (unaccepted > misspelling)
Species Octopus defilippi Vérany, 1851 accepted as Macrotritopus defilippi (Vérany, 1851) (original combination)
Species Octopus didynamus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826) (synonym)
Species Octopus dierythraeus Norman, 1993 accepted as Callistoctopus dierythraeus (Norman, 1993) (original combination)
Species Octopus digueti Perrier & Rochebrune, 1894 accepted as Paroctopus digueti (Perrier & Rochebrune, 1894)
Species Octopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910) accepted as Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
Species Octopus dollfusi G. C. Robson, 1928 accepted as Amphioctopus aegina (Gray, 1849) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Octopus duplex Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Octopus superciliosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Species Octopus equivocus G. C. Robson, 1929 accepted as Macrotritopus equivocus (G. C. Robson, 1929) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Octopus ergasticus P. Fischer & H. Fischer, 1892 accepted as Bathypolypus ergasticus (P. Fischer & H. Fischer, 1892)
Species Octopus eudora Gray, 1849 accepted as Octopus americanus Froriep, 1806
Species Octopus exannulatus Norman, 1993 accepted as Amphioctopus exannulatus (Norman, 1993) (original combination)
Species Octopus fangsiao d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1839-1841 accepted as Amphioctopus fangsiao (d'Orbigny [in A. Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1839-1841) (original combination)
Species Octopus fasciatus (Hoyle, 1886) accepted as Hapalochlaena fasciata (Hoyle, 1886)
Species Octopus filosus Howell, 1868 accepted as Octopus hummelincki Adam, 1936 (ICZN decision (opinion 2147, 2006) suppressed this species name)
Species Octopus fimbriatus Ruppel [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1841 accepted as Abdopus horridus (d'Orbigny, 1826) (synonym)
Species Octopus flindersi Cotton, 1932 accepted as Macroctopus maorum (F. W. Hutton, 1880) (synonym)
Species Octopus fontanianus d'Orbigny, 1835 accepted as Robsonella fontaniana (d'Orbigny, 1835) (original combination)
Species Octopus frayedus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826) (synonym)
Species Octopus furvus Gould, 1852 accepted as Callistoctopus furvus (Gould, 1852) (original combination)
Species Octopus geryonea Gray, 1849 accepted as Octopus americanus Froriep, 1806
Species Octopus gibbsi O'Shea, 1999 accepted as Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852
Species Octopus gilbertianus (S. S. Berry, 1912) accepted as Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
Species Octopus glaber Wülker, 1920 accepted as Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Species Octopus gracilis Souleyet, 1852 accepted as Tremoctopus gracilis (Souleyet, 1852) (original combination)
Species Octopus gracilis A. E. Verrill, 1884 accepted as Macrotritopus equivocus (G. C. Robson, 1929) (unaccepted > junior homonym, not Octopus gracilis Souleyet, 1852; replaced by Octopus (Macrotritopus) equivocus G. C. Robson, 1929)
Species Octopus granosus Blainville, 1826 accepted as Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826) (synonym)
Species Octopus granulatus Lamarck, 1798 accepted as Amphioctopus granulatus (Lamarck, 1798) (original combination)
Species Octopus graptus Norman, 1993 accepted as Callistoctopus graptus (Norman, 1993) (original combination)
Species Octopus groenlandicus Dewhurst, 1856 accepted as Bathypolypus arcticus (Prosch, 1849) (synonym)
Species Octopus guangdongensis Z.-Z. Dong, 1976 accepted as Abdopus guangdongensis (Z.-Z. Dong, 1976) (original combination)
Species Octopus hardwickei Gray, 1849 accepted as Amphioctopus aegina (Gray, 1849) (synonym)
Species Octopus harmandi Rochebrune, 1882 accepted as Abdopus aculeatus (d'Orbigny [in A. Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1834) (synonym)
Species Octopus herdmani Hoyle, 1904 accepted as Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Species Octopus heteropus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus horridus d'Orbigny, 1826 accepted as Abdopus horridus (d'Orbigny, 1826) (original combination)
Species Octopus horsti Joubin, 1898 accepted as Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849 (junior synonym)
Species Octopus hoylei (S. S. Berry, 1909) accepted as Pteroctopus hoylei (S. S. Berry, 1909)
Species Octopus huttoni (Benham, 1943) accepted as Robsonella huttoni Benham, 1943
Species Octopus indicus Rapp [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835 accepted as Cistopus indicus (Rapp [in A. Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835) (original combination)
Species Octopus januarii Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Muusoctopus januarii (Hoyle, 1885)
Species Octopus kagoshimensis Ortmann, 1888 accepted as Amphioctopus kagoshimensis (Ortmann, 1888) (original combination)
Species Octopus kempi (G. C. Robson, 1929) accepted as Macrotritopus defilippi (Vérany, 1851) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Octopus kermadecensis (S. S. Berry, 1914) accepted as Pinnoctopus kermadecensis (S. S. Berry, 1914)
Species Octopus koellikeri Vérany, 1851 accepted as Tremoctopus violaceus delle Chiaje, 1830 (synonym)
Species Octopus lechenaultii d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1826 accepted as Callistoctopus lechenaultii (d'Orbigny [in A. Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1826) (original combination)
Species Octopus leioderma (S. S. Berry, 1911) accepted as Benthoctopus leioderma (S. S. Berry, 1911) accepted as Muusoctopus leioderma (S. S. Berry, 1911)
Species Octopus lentus A. E. Verrill, 1880 accepted as Bathypolypus bairdii (A. E. Verrill, 1873) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Octopus leschenaultii [sic] accepted as Octopus lechenaultii d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1826 accepted as Callistoctopus lechenaultii (d'Orbigny [in A. Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1826) (misspelling)
Species Octopus leucoderma San Giovanni, 1829 accepted as Eledone leucoderma (San Giovanni, 1829)
Species Octopus levis Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Muusoctopus levis (Hoyle, 1885) (original combination)
Species Octopus lobensis Castellanos & Menni, 1969 accepted as Octopus tehuelchus d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1834
Species Octopus lothei Chun, 1913 accepted as Bathypolypus ergasticus (P. Fischer & H. Fischer, 1892)
Species Octopus lunulatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Hapalochlaena lunulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) (original combination)
Species Octopus luteus (Sasaki, 1929) accepted as Callistoctopus luteus (Sasaki, 1929)
Species Octopus macropodus San Giovanni, 1829 accepted as Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826) (synonym)
Species Octopus macropus Risso, 1826 accepted as Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826) (original combination)
Species Octopus maculatus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus maculosus Hoyle, 1883 accepted as Hapalochlaena maculosa (Hoyle, 1883) (original combination)
Species Octopus magnificus Villanueva, P. Sánchez & Compagno Roeleveld, 1992 accepted as Enteroctopus magnificus (Villanueva, P. Sánchez & Compagno Roeleveld, 1992) (original combination)
Species Octopus maorum F. W. Hutton, 1880 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
Species Octopus marginatus Taki, 1964 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus marmoratus Hoyle, 1885 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus megalocyathus Gould, 1852 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus megalops (Taki, 1964) (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Octopus membranaceus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus mercatoris Adam, 1937 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus mernoo O'Shea, 1999 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus microstomus Reynaud, 1830 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Octopus moschatus Rafinesque, 1814 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus moschatus Lamarck, 1798 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus mototi Norman, 1993 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus neglectus Nateewathana & Norman, 1999 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus nierstraszi Adam, 1938 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus nierstrazi [sic] (unaccepted, misspelling)
Species Octopus niger Risso, 1854 (unaccepted, dubious synonym)
Species Octopus niger Rafinesque, 1814 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus nocturnus Norman & Sweeney, 1997 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus obesus A. E. Verrill, 1880 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Octopus ocellatus Gray, 1849 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Octopus octopodia Tryon, 1879 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus ornatus Gould, 1852 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus ovulum Sasaki, 1917 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus patagonicus Lönnberg, 1898 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus pictus Brock, 1882 (unaccepted, Invalid: junior homonym of Octopus pictus Blainville, 1826)
Species Octopus pictus A. E. Verrill, 1883 (unaccepted, Invalid: junior homonym Octopus pictus Blainville, 1826; O. verrilli is a replacement name)
Species Octopus pilosus Risso, 1826 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus piscatorum A. E. Verrill, 1879 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Octopus polyzenia Gray, 1849 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus pulcher Brock, 1887 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus punctatus Gabb, 1862 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus pustulosus Sasaki, 1920 (unaccepted, Invalid: junior homonym of Octopus pustulosus Blainville, 1826; O. madokai is a replacement name)
Species Octopus rabassin Risso, 1854 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus rapanui G. L. Voss, 1979 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Octopus reticularis Petagna [in Monticelli], 1828 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Octopus rex Nateewathana & Norman, 1999 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus robsoni Adam, 1941 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus robustus Brock, 1887 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus roosevelti Stuart, 1941 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus ruber Rafinesque, 1814 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus rufus Risso, 1854 (unaccepted, dubious synonym)
Species Octopus rugosus (Bosc, 1792) (unaccepted)
Species Octopus salebrosus Sasaki, 1920 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus saluzzii Naef, 1923 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus saluzzii Vérany, 1840 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Octopus scorpio (S. S. Berry, 1920) (unaccepted)
Species Octopus semipalmatus Owen, 1836 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Octopus siamensis Nateewathana & Norman, 1999 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus smedleyi G. C. Robson, 1932 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Octopus sponsalis P. Fischer & H. Fischer, 1892 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus striolatus Z.-Z. Dong, 1976 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Octopus taprobanensis G. C. Robson, 1926 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Octopus tenebricus E. A. Smith, 1884 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Octopus tenuicirrus Sasaki, 1929 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus tetracirrhus Delle Chiaje, 1830 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus tetradynamus Rafinesque, 1814 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus titanotus (Troschel, 1857) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Octopus tonganus Hoyle, 1885 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus tritentaculatus Risso, 1854 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus troscheli Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus troschelii Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869 (unaccepted, dubious synonym)
Species Octopus tuberculatus Risso, 1854 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
Species Octopus tuberculatus Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus tuberculatus Blainville, 1826 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Octopus unicirrhus Delle Chiaje [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1841 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus varunae Oommen, 1971 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus velatus Rang, 1837 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Octopus velifer de Férussac, 1835 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Octopus veranyi R. Wagner, 1828 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Octopus vincenti Pickford, 1955 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus violaceus Risso, 1854 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
Species Octopus westerniensis d'Orbigny, 1834 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus winckworthi G. C. Robson, 1926 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Octopus (Octopus) Cuvier, 1798 (alternate representation)
Species Octopus alatus (Sasaki, 1920) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus alberti Joubin, 1895 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus amboinensis Brock, 1887 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus aranea d'Orbigny, 1834 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus araneoides Taki, 1964 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus arborescens (Hoyle, 1904) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus bandensis Hoyle, 1885 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus brevipes d'Orbigny, 1835 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus caerulescens Blainville, 1826 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus capensis Souleyet, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus cephea Gray, 1849 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus chuni Grimpe, 1922 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus ciliatus Rang, 1837 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus cornutus Owen, 1881 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus dubius Souleyet, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus elegans Brock, 1887 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus filamentosus Blainville, 1826 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus fujitai Sasaki, 1929 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus fusiformis Brock, 1887 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus globosus Appellöf, 1886 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus hoeki Joubin, 1898 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus hyadesi Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus hyalinus Rang, 1837 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus incertus Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus inconspicuus Brock, 1887 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus longispadiceus (Sasaki, 1917) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus machikii Brock, 1887 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus madokai S. S. Berry, 1921 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus medoria Gray, 1849 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus mollis Gould, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus monterosatoi Fra Piero, 1895 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus moschites Carus, 1824 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, Unresolved species of Eledone)
Species Octopus nanhaiensis Z.-Z. Dong, 1976 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus niveus Lesson, 1830 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus ochotensis (Sasaki, 1920) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus oshimai (Sasaki, 1929) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus pentherinus Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus peronii Lesueur, 1821 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus pictus Blainville, 1826 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus prashadi Adam, 1939 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus pricei (S. S. Berry, 1913) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus pusillus Gould, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus pustulosus Blainville, 1826 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus saphenia Gray, 1849 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus sasakii Taki, 1942 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus spinosus Sasaki, 1920 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus tenuipulvinus Sasaki, 1920 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus teuthoides G. C. Robson, 1929 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus tsugarensis Sasaki, 1920 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus validus Sasaki, 1920 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus variabilis (Sasaki, 1929) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus variolatus Blainville, 1826 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus ventricosus R. E. Grant, 1827 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus venustus Rang, 1837 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus verrilli Hoyle, 1886 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus yendoi (Sasaki, 1920) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus americanus Froriep, 1806
Species Octopus argus Krauss, 1848
Species Octopus australis Hoyle, 1885
Species Octopus balboai G. L. Voss, 1971
Species Octopus berenice Gray, 1849
Species Octopus berrima Stranks & Norman, 1992
Species Octopus bimaculatus A. E. Verrill, 1883
Species Octopus bimaculoides Pickford & McConnaughey, 1949
Species Octopus bocki Adam, 1941
Species Octopus briareus G. C. Robson, 1929
Species Octopus bulbus Norman, 2001
Species Octopus californicus (S. S. Berry, 1911)
Species Octopus chierchiae Jatta, 1889
Species Octopus conispadiceus (Sasaki, 1917)
Species Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Species Octopus diminutus Kaneko & Kubodera, 2008
Species Octopus djinda Amor, 2021
Species Octopus favonius Gray, 1849
Species Octopus fitchi S. S. Berry, 1953
Species Octopus gardineri (Hoyle, 1905)
Species Octopus gorgonus Huffard, 2007
Species Octopus harpedon Norman, 2001
Species Octopus hattai (Sasaki, 1929)
Species Octopus hawaiiensis Souleyet, 1852
Species Octopus hongkongensis (Hoyle, 1885)
Species Octopus hubbsorum S. S. Berry, 1953
Species Octopus humilis Huffard, 2007
Species Octopus hummelincki Adam, 1936
Species Octopus incella Kaneko & Kubodera, 2007
Species Octopus insularis Leite & Haimovici, 2008
Species Octopus jeraldi A. Pratt, Baldwin & Vecchione, 2020
Species Octopus jollyorum A. Reid & N. G. Wilson, 2015
Species Octopus joubini G. C. Robson, 1929
Species Octopus kaharoa O'Shea, 1999
Species Octopus kapalae Mitchell & A. Reid, 2017
Species Octopus kaurna Stranks, 1990
Species Octopus laqueus Kaneko & Kubodera, 2005
Species Octopus mariles Huffard, 2007
Species Octopus maya G. L. Voss & Solís, 1966
Species Octopus microphthalmus Goodrich, 1896
Species Octopus micropyrsus S. S. Berry, 1953
Species Octopus micros Norman, 2001
Species Octopus mimus Gould, 1852
Species Octopus minor (Sasaki, 1920)
Species Octopus mutilans Taki, 1942
Species Octopus nanus Adam, 1973
Species Octopus occidentalis Steenstrup, 1886
Species Octopus oculifer (Hoyle, 1904)
Species Octopus oliveri (S. S. Berry, 1914)
Species Octopus pallidus Hoyle, 1885
Species Octopus parvus (Sasaki, 1917)
Species Octopus penicillifer S. S. Berry, 1954
Species Octopus pumilus Norman & Sweeney, 1997
Species Octopus pyrum Norman, Hochberg & Lu, 1997
Species Octopus rubescens S. S. Berry, 1953
Species Octopus salutii Vérany, 1839
Species Octopus sanctaehelenae G. C. Robson, 1929
Species Octopus selene G. L. Voss, 1971
Species Octopus sinensis d'Orbigny, 1834
Species Octopus stictochrus G. L. Voss, 1971
Species Octopus superciliosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Species Octopus taganga Guerrero-Kommritz & Camelo-Guarin, 2016
Species Octopus tayrona Guerrero-Kommritz & Camelo-Guarin, 2016
Species Octopus tehuelchus d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1834
Species Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852
Species Octopus veligero S. S. Berry, 1953
Species Octopus verrucosus Hoyle, 1885
Species Octopus vitiensis Hoyle, 1885
Species Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus warringa Stranks, 1990
Species Octopus wolfi (Wülker, 1913)
Species Octopus zonatus G. L. Voss, 1968
Subgenus Octopus (Abdopus) Norman & Finn, 2001 accepted as Abdopus Norman & Finn, 2001
» Species Octopus (Abdopus) aculeatus d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1834 accepted as Abdopus aculeatus (d'Orbigny [in A. Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1834)
» Species Octopus (Abdopus) capricornicus Norman & Finn, 2001 accepted as Abdopus capricornicus (Norman & Finn, 2001) (original combination)
Subgenus Octopus (Macroctopus) G. C. Robson, 1928 accepted as Macroctopus G. C. Robson, 1928» Species Octopus (Abdopus) capricornicus Norman & Finn, 2001 accepted as Abdopus capricornicus (Norman & Finn, 2001) (original combination)
Subgenus Octopus (Macrotritopus) Grimpe, 1922 accepted as Macrotritopus Grimpe, 1922
» Species Octopus (Macrotritopus) danae Joubin & G. C. Robson, 1929 accepted as Scaeurgus unicirrhus (Delle Chiaje [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1841) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
» Species Octopus (Macrotritopus) equivocus G. C. Robson, 1929 accepted as Macrotritopus equivocus (G. C. Robson, 1929) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Octopus (Philonexis) d'Orbigny, 1835 accepted as Tremoctopus delle Chiaje, 1830» Species Octopus (Macrotritopus) equivocus G. C. Robson, 1929 accepted as Macrotritopus equivocus (G. C. Robson, 1929) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
» Species Octopus (Philonexis) atlanticus d'Orbigny, 1835 accepted as Tremoctopus violaceus delle Chiaje, 1830 (synonym)
» Species Octopus (Philonexis) eylais d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1834 accepted as Cranchia scabra Leach, 1817 (synonym)
» Species Octopus (Philonexis) quoyanus d'Orbigny, 1834 accepted as Tremoctopus violaceus delle Chiaje, 1830 (synonym)
Species Octopus abaculus Norman & Sweeney, 1997 accepted as Abdopus abaculus (Norman & Sweeney, 1997) (original combination)» Species Octopus (Philonexis) eylais d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1834 accepted as Cranchia scabra Leach, 1817 (synonym)
» Species Octopus (Philonexis) quoyanus d'Orbigny, 1834 accepted as Tremoctopus violaceus delle Chiaje, 1830 (synonym)
Species Octopus aculeatus d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1834 accepted as Abdopus aculeatus (d'Orbigny [in A. Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1834) (original combination)
Species Octopus adamsi Benham, 1944 accepted as Octopus huttoni (Benham, 1943) accepted as Robsonella huttoni Benham, 1943
Species Octopus aegina Gray, 1849 accepted as Amphioctopus aegina (Gray, 1849) (original combination)
Species Octopus albus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus alderii Vérany, 1851 accepted as Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826) (synonym)
Species Octopus aldrovandi delle Chiaje, 1830 accepted as Eledone cirrhosa (Lamarck, 1798) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Octopus alphaeus [sic] accepted as Callistoctopus alpheus (Norman, 1993) (misspelling)
Species Octopus alpheus Norman, 1993 accepted as Callistoctopus alpheus (Norman, 1993) (original combination)
Species Octopus apollyon (S. S. Berry, 1912) accepted as Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
Species Octopus arcticus Prosch, 1849 accepted as Bathypolypus arcticus (Prosch, 1849)
Species Octopus areolatus de Haan [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1839-1841 accepted as Amphioctopus fangsiao (d'Orbigny [in A. Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1839-1841) (synonym)
Species Octopus aspilosomatis Norman, 1993 accepted as Callistoctopus aspilosomatis (Norman, 1993) (original combination)
Species Octopus bairdii A. E. Verrill, 1873 accepted as Bathypolypus bairdii (A. E. Verrill, 1873) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Octopus bakerii d'Orbigny, 1826 accepted as Octopus americanus Froriep, 1806
Species Octopus bermudensis Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Callistoctopus furvus (Gould, 1852) (synonym)
Species Octopus bitentaculatus Risso, 1854 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus brevitentaculatus Blainville, 1826 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus brocki Ortmann, 1888 accepted as Amphioctopus fangsiao (d'Orbigny [in A. Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1839-1841) (synonym)
Species Octopus bunurong Stranks, 1990 accepted as Callistoctopus bunurong (Stranks, 1990) (original combination)
Species Octopus burryi G. L. Voss, 1950 accepted as Amphioctopus burryi (G. L. Voss, 1950) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Octopus campbelli (E. A. Smith, 1902) accepted as Robsonella campbelli (E. A. Smith, 1902)
Species Octopus carenae Vérany, 1839 accepted as Ocythoe tuberculata Rafinesque, 1814 (synonym)
Species Octopus carolinensis A. E. Verrill, 1884 accepted as Amphioctopus carolinensis (A. E. Verrill, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Octopus cassiopea Gray, 1849 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 (synonym)
Species Octopus cassiopeia Gray, 1849 accepted as Octopus cassiopea Gray, 1849 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 (incorrect subsequent spelling of specific epithet)
Species Octopus catenulatus R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Ocythoe tuberculata Rafinesque, 1814 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Octopus chromatus Heilprin, 1888 accepted as Callistoctopus furvus (Gould, 1852) (synonym)
Species Octopus cirrhosus Lamarck, 1798 accepted as Eledone cirrhosa (Lamarck, 1798) (original combination)
Species Octopus cocco Risso, 1854 accepted as Scaeurgus unicirrhus (Delle Chiaje [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1841) (junior synonym)
Species Octopus cocco Vérany, 1846 accepted as Pteroctopus tetracirrhus (Delle Chiaje, 1830)
Species Octopus coerulescentes Fra Piero, 1895 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus communis Park, 1885 accepted as Macroctopus maorum (F. W. Hutton, 1880) (synonym)
Species Octopus cordiformis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Pinnoctopus cordiformis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) (original combination)
Species Octopus cuvieri d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1826 accepted as Callistoctopus lechenaultii (d'Orbigny [in A. Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1826) (synonym)
Species Octopus dana G. C. Robson, 1929 accepted as Octopus defilippi var. dama G. C. Robson, 1929 accepted as Macrotritopus defilippi (Vérany, 1851) (unaccepted > misspelling)
Species Octopus defilippi Vérany, 1851 accepted as Macrotritopus defilippi (Vérany, 1851) (original combination)
Species Octopus didynamus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826) (synonym)
Species Octopus dierythraeus Norman, 1993 accepted as Callistoctopus dierythraeus (Norman, 1993) (original combination)
Species Octopus digueti Perrier & Rochebrune, 1894 accepted as Paroctopus digueti (Perrier & Rochebrune, 1894)
Species Octopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910) accepted as Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
Species Octopus dollfusi G. C. Robson, 1928 accepted as Amphioctopus aegina (Gray, 1849) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Octopus duplex Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Octopus superciliosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Species Octopus equivocus G. C. Robson, 1929 accepted as Macrotritopus equivocus (G. C. Robson, 1929) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Octopus ergasticus P. Fischer & H. Fischer, 1892 accepted as Bathypolypus ergasticus (P. Fischer & H. Fischer, 1892)
Species Octopus eudora Gray, 1849 accepted as Octopus americanus Froriep, 1806
Species Octopus exannulatus Norman, 1993 accepted as Amphioctopus exannulatus (Norman, 1993) (original combination)
Species Octopus fangsiao d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1839-1841 accepted as Amphioctopus fangsiao (d'Orbigny [in A. Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1839-1841) (original combination)
Species Octopus fasciatus (Hoyle, 1886) accepted as Hapalochlaena fasciata (Hoyle, 1886)
Species Octopus filosus Howell, 1868 accepted as Octopus hummelincki Adam, 1936 (ICZN decision (opinion 2147, 2006) suppressed this species name)
Species Octopus fimbriatus Ruppel [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1841 accepted as Abdopus horridus (d'Orbigny, 1826) (synonym)
Species Octopus flindersi Cotton, 1932 accepted as Macroctopus maorum (F. W. Hutton, 1880) (synonym)
Species Octopus fontanianus d'Orbigny, 1835 accepted as Robsonella fontaniana (d'Orbigny, 1835) (original combination)
Species Octopus frayedus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826) (synonym)
Species Octopus furvus Gould, 1852 accepted as Callistoctopus furvus (Gould, 1852) (original combination)
Species Octopus geryonea Gray, 1849 accepted as Octopus americanus Froriep, 1806
Species Octopus gibbsi O'Shea, 1999 accepted as Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852
Species Octopus gilbertianus (S. S. Berry, 1912) accepted as Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
Species Octopus glaber Wülker, 1920 accepted as Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Species Octopus gracilis Souleyet, 1852 accepted as Tremoctopus gracilis (Souleyet, 1852) (original combination)
Species Octopus gracilis A. E. Verrill, 1884 accepted as Macrotritopus equivocus (G. C. Robson, 1929) (unaccepted > junior homonym, not Octopus gracilis Souleyet, 1852; replaced by Octopus (Macrotritopus) equivocus G. C. Robson, 1929)
Species Octopus granosus Blainville, 1826 accepted as Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826) (synonym)
Species Octopus granulatus Lamarck, 1798 accepted as Amphioctopus granulatus (Lamarck, 1798) (original combination)
Species Octopus graptus Norman, 1993 accepted as Callistoctopus graptus (Norman, 1993) (original combination)
Species Octopus groenlandicus Dewhurst, 1856 accepted as Bathypolypus arcticus (Prosch, 1849) (synonym)
Species Octopus guangdongensis Z.-Z. Dong, 1976 accepted as Abdopus guangdongensis (Z.-Z. Dong, 1976) (original combination)
Species Octopus hardwickei Gray, 1849 accepted as Amphioctopus aegina (Gray, 1849) (synonym)
Species Octopus harmandi Rochebrune, 1882 accepted as Abdopus aculeatus (d'Orbigny [in A. Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1834) (synonym)
Species Octopus herdmani Hoyle, 1904 accepted as Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
Species Octopus heteropus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus horridus d'Orbigny, 1826 accepted as Abdopus horridus (d'Orbigny, 1826) (original combination)
Species Octopus horsti Joubin, 1898 accepted as Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849 (junior synonym)
Species Octopus hoylei (S. S. Berry, 1909) accepted as Pteroctopus hoylei (S. S. Berry, 1909)
Species Octopus huttoni (Benham, 1943) accepted as Robsonella huttoni Benham, 1943
Species Octopus indicus Rapp [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835 accepted as Cistopus indicus (Rapp [in A. Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835) (original combination)
Species Octopus januarii Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Muusoctopus januarii (Hoyle, 1885)
Species Octopus kagoshimensis Ortmann, 1888 accepted as Amphioctopus kagoshimensis (Ortmann, 1888) (original combination)
Species Octopus kempi (G. C. Robson, 1929) accepted as Macrotritopus defilippi (Vérany, 1851) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Octopus kermadecensis (S. S. Berry, 1914) accepted as Pinnoctopus kermadecensis (S. S. Berry, 1914)
Species Octopus koellikeri Vérany, 1851 accepted as Tremoctopus violaceus delle Chiaje, 1830 (synonym)
Species Octopus lechenaultii d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1826 accepted as Callistoctopus lechenaultii (d'Orbigny [in A. Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1826) (original combination)
Species Octopus leioderma (S. S. Berry, 1911) accepted as Benthoctopus leioderma (S. S. Berry, 1911) accepted as Muusoctopus leioderma (S. S. Berry, 1911)
Species Octopus lentus A. E. Verrill, 1880 accepted as Bathypolypus bairdii (A. E. Verrill, 1873) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Octopus leschenaultii [sic] accepted as Octopus lechenaultii d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1826 accepted as Callistoctopus lechenaultii (d'Orbigny [in A. Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1826) (misspelling)
Species Octopus leucoderma San Giovanni, 1829 accepted as Eledone leucoderma (San Giovanni, 1829)
Species Octopus levis Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Muusoctopus levis (Hoyle, 1885) (original combination)
Species Octopus lobensis Castellanos & Menni, 1969 accepted as Octopus tehuelchus d'Orbigny [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1834
Species Octopus lothei Chun, 1913 accepted as Bathypolypus ergasticus (P. Fischer & H. Fischer, 1892)
Species Octopus lunulatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Hapalochlaena lunulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) (original combination)
Species Octopus luteus (Sasaki, 1929) accepted as Callistoctopus luteus (Sasaki, 1929)
Species Octopus macropodus San Giovanni, 1829 accepted as Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826) (synonym)
Species Octopus macropus Risso, 1826 accepted as Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826) (original combination)
Species Octopus maculatus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
Species Octopus maculosus Hoyle, 1883 accepted as Hapalochlaena maculosa (Hoyle, 1883) (original combination)
Species Octopus magnificus Villanueva, P. Sánchez & Compagno Roeleveld, 1992 accepted as Enteroctopus magnificus (Villanueva, P. Sánchez & Compagno Roeleveld, 1992) (original combination)
Species Octopus maorum F. W. Hutton, 1880 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
Species Octopus marginatus Taki, 1964 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus marmoratus Hoyle, 1885 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus megalocyathus Gould, 1852 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus megalops (Taki, 1964) (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Octopus membranaceus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus mercatoris Adam, 1937 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus mernoo O'Shea, 1999 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus microstomus Reynaud, 1830 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Octopus moschatus Rafinesque, 1814 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus moschatus Lamarck, 1798 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus mototi Norman, 1993 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus neglectus Nateewathana & Norman, 1999 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus nierstraszi Adam, 1938 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus nierstrazi [sic] (unaccepted, misspelling)
Species Octopus niger Risso, 1854 (unaccepted, dubious synonym)
Species Octopus niger Rafinesque, 1814 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus nocturnus Norman & Sweeney, 1997 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus obesus A. E. Verrill, 1880 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Octopus ocellatus Gray, 1849 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Octopus octopodia Tryon, 1879 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus ornatus Gould, 1852 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus ovulum Sasaki, 1917 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus patagonicus Lönnberg, 1898 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus pictus Brock, 1882 (unaccepted, Invalid: junior homonym of Octopus pictus Blainville, 1826)
Species Octopus pictus A. E. Verrill, 1883 (unaccepted, Invalid: junior homonym Octopus pictus Blainville, 1826; O. verrilli is a replacement name)
Species Octopus pilosus Risso, 1826 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus piscatorum A. E. Verrill, 1879 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Octopus polyzenia Gray, 1849 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus pulcher Brock, 1887 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus punctatus Gabb, 1862 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus pustulosus Sasaki, 1920 (unaccepted, Invalid: junior homonym of Octopus pustulosus Blainville, 1826; O. madokai is a replacement name)
Species Octopus rabassin Risso, 1854 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus rapanui G. L. Voss, 1979 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Octopus reticularis Petagna [in Monticelli], 1828 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Octopus rex Nateewathana & Norman, 1999 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus robsoni Adam, 1941 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus robustus Brock, 1887 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus roosevelti Stuart, 1941 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus ruber Rafinesque, 1814 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus rufus Risso, 1854 (unaccepted, dubious synonym)
Species Octopus rugosus (Bosc, 1792) (unaccepted)
Species Octopus salebrosus Sasaki, 1920 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus saluzzii Naef, 1923 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus saluzzii Vérany, 1840 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Octopus scorpio (S. S. Berry, 1920) (unaccepted)
Species Octopus semipalmatus Owen, 1836 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Octopus siamensis Nateewathana & Norman, 1999 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus smedleyi G. C. Robson, 1932 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Octopus sponsalis P. Fischer & H. Fischer, 1892 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus striolatus Z.-Z. Dong, 1976 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Octopus taprobanensis G. C. Robson, 1926 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Octopus tenebricus E. A. Smith, 1884 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Octopus tenuicirrus Sasaki, 1929 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus tetracirrhus Delle Chiaje, 1830 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus tetradynamus Rafinesque, 1814 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus titanotus (Troschel, 1857) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Octopus tonganus Hoyle, 1885 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus tritentaculatus Risso, 1854 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus troscheli Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus troschelii Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869 (unaccepted, dubious synonym)
Species Octopus tuberculatus Risso, 1854 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
Species Octopus tuberculatus Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus tuberculatus Blainville, 1826 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Octopus unicirrhus Delle Chiaje [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1841 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus varunae Oommen, 1971 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Octopus velatus Rang, 1837 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Octopus velifer de Férussac, 1835 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Octopus veranyi R. Wagner, 1828 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Octopus vincenti Pickford, 1955 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus violaceus Risso, 1854 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
Species Octopus westerniensis d'Orbigny, 1834 (unaccepted)
Species Octopus winckworthi G. C. Robson, 1926 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Octopus (Octopus) Cuvier, 1798 (alternate representation)
» Species Octopus (Octopus) joubini G. C. Robson, 1929 represented as Octopus joubini G. C. Robson, 1929
» Species Octopus (Octopus) teuthoides G. C. Robson, 1929 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
» Species Octopus (Octopus) teuthoides G. C. Robson, 1929 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus alatus (Sasaki, 1920) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus alberti Joubin, 1895 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus amboinensis Brock, 1887 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus aranea d'Orbigny, 1834 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus araneoides Taki, 1964 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus arborescens (Hoyle, 1904) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus bandensis Hoyle, 1885 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus brevipes d'Orbigny, 1835 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus caerulescens Blainville, 1826 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus capensis Souleyet, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus cephea Gray, 1849 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus chuni Grimpe, 1922 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus ciliatus Rang, 1837 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus cornutus Owen, 1881 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus dubius Souleyet, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus elegans Brock, 1887 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus filamentosus Blainville, 1826 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus fujitai Sasaki, 1929 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus fusiformis Brock, 1887 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus globosus Appellöf, 1886 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus hoeki Joubin, 1898 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus hyadesi Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus hyalinus Rang, 1837 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus incertus Targioni-Tozzetti, 1869 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus inconspicuus Brock, 1887 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus longispadiceus (Sasaki, 1917) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus machikii Brock, 1887 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus madokai S. S. Berry, 1921 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus medoria Gray, 1849 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus mollis Gould, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus monterosatoi Fra Piero, 1895 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus moschites Carus, 1824 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, Unresolved species of Eledone)
Species Octopus nanhaiensis Z.-Z. Dong, 1976 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus niveus Lesson, 1830 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus ochotensis (Sasaki, 1920) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus oshimai (Sasaki, 1929) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus pentherinus Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus peronii Lesueur, 1821 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus pictus Blainville, 1826 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus prashadi Adam, 1939 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus pricei (S. S. Berry, 1913) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus pusillus Gould, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus pustulosus Blainville, 1826 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus saphenia Gray, 1849 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus sasakii Taki, 1942 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus spinosus Sasaki, 1920 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus tenuipulvinus Sasaki, 1920 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus teuthoides G. C. Robson, 1929 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus tsugarensis Sasaki, 1920 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus validus Sasaki, 1920 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus variabilis (Sasaki, 1929) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus variolatus Blainville, 1826 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus ventricosus R. E. Grant, 1827 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus venustus Rang, 1837 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Octopus verrilli Hoyle, 1886 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Octopus yendoi (Sasaki, 1920) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
masculine
Cuvier, G. (1798). Tableau élémentaire de l'histoire naturelle des animaux. Baudoin, Paris.: i-xvi, 1-710, Pl. 1-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637076
page(s): 380 [details]
page(s): 380 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Octopus Cuvier, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138268 on 2023-09-28
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Cuvier, G. (1798). Tableau élémentaire de l'histoire naturelle des animaux. Baudoin, Paris.: i-xvi, 1-710, Pl. 1-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637076
page(s): 380 [details]
taxonomy 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]
context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors
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subsequent type designation ICZN. (1997). Opinion 1861. <i>Octopus vulgaris</i> Cuvier [1797] and <i>Loligo vulgaris</i> Lamarck, 1798 (Mollusca, Cephalopoda): specific names conserved. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 54: 59-60., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12446295 [details]
page(s): 380 [details]
taxonomy 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]
context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors
[request] subsequent type designation ICZN. (1997). Opinion 1861. <i>Octopus vulgaris</i> Cuvier [1797] and <i>Loligo vulgaris</i> Lamarck, 1798 (Mollusca, Cephalopoda): specific names conserved. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 54: 59-60., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12446295 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1151562 closeup view)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 038243)
To ITIS
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 1151562 closeup view)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 038243)
To ITIS
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