WoRMS taxon details
Japetella diaphana Hoyle, 1885
138849 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138849)
accepted
Species
Dorsopsis taningi Thore, 1949 · unaccepted (original combination)
Eledonella diaphana (Hoyle, 1885) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Japetella taningi (Thore, 1949) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Hoyle, W.E. (1885). Diagnoses of new species of Cephalopoda collected during the cruise of H.M.S. Challenger, I: The Octopoda. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> series 5, 15:222-236., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15821176
page(s): 232 [details]
page(s): 232 [details]
Distribution cosmopolitan, temperate-tropical
Distribution cosmopolitan, temperate-tropical [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Japetella diaphana Hoyle, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138849 on 2025-06-18
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Nomenclature
original description
Hoyle, W.E. (1885). Diagnoses of new species of Cephalopoda collected during the cruise of H.M.S. Challenger, I: The Octopoda. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> series 5, 15:222-236., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15821176
page(s): 232 [details]
original description (of Dorsopsis taningi Thore, 1949) Thore, S. (1949). Investigations on the "Dana" Octopoda. Part 1. Bolitaenidae, Amphitretidae, Vitreledonillidae and Alloposidae. <em>Dana Reports.</em> 33: 1-85. [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 232 [details]
original description (of Dorsopsis taningi Thore, 1949) Thore, S. (1949). Investigations on the "Dana" Octopoda. Part 1. Bolitaenidae, Amphitretidae, Vitreledonillidae and Alloposidae. <em>Dana Reports.</em> 33: 1-85. [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Identification resource
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): 434 [details]
page(s): 434 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
additional source Judkins, H. L., M. Vecchione, and C. F. E. Roper. 2009. Cephalopoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 701–709 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [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 Norman M.D. & Finn J.K. (2014). Family Bolitanidae. pp. 221-224, 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 Braid, H.E. & Bolstad, K.S.R. (2019). Cephalopod biodiversity of the Kermadec Islands; implications for conservation and some future taxonomic priorities. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 33: 402-425.
page(s): 409 [details]
additional source Tsuchiya, K.; Sawadaishi, S. (1997). Cephalopods Eaten by the Butterfly Kingfish Gasterochisma melampus in the Eastern South Pacific Ocean. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 56 (1): 49-59. [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
additional source Judkins, H. L., M. Vecchione, and C. F. E. Roper. 2009. Cephalopoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 701–709 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [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
[request]additional source Norman M.D. & Finn J.K. (2014). Family Bolitanidae. pp. 221-224, 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 Braid, H.E. & Bolstad, K.S.R. (2019). Cephalopod biodiversity of the Kermadec Islands; implications for conservation and some future taxonomic priorities. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 33: 402-425.
page(s): 409 [details]
additional source Tsuchiya, K.; Sawadaishi, S. (1997). Cephalopods Eaten by the Butterfly Kingfish Gasterochisma melampus in the Eastern South Pacific Ocean. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 56 (1): 49-59. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution cosmopolitan, temperate-tropical [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat lower meso- to bathypelagic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Zhà-Bō-Xiāo | [details] |
| English | Diaphanous pelagic octopod | [details] |
| Japanese | ナツメダコ | [details] |
| Russian | Япетелла прозрачная | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dorsopsis taningi Thore, 1949)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Eledonella diaphana (Hoyle, 1885))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Japetella diaphana)
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 59 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM1485163_2)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dorsopsis taningi Thore, 1949)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Eledonella diaphana (Hoyle, 1885))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Japetella diaphana)
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 59 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM1485163_2)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
