Hapalochlaena maculosa
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: Bouchet, Philippe
creator: Finn, Julian
date: 2026-08-30
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Hapalochlaena maculosa (Hoyle, 1883)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Hapalochlaena maculosa (Hoyle, 1883). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342334 on 2026-08-30
created: 2008-03-27T19:55:09Z
modified: 2017-11-22T09:25:17Z
replaces: 535783
replaces: 534585
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Hapalochlaena maculosa (Hoyle, 1883)
class: Cephalopoda
family: Octopodidae
genus: Hapalochlaena
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Brock, J. (1882). Zur Anatomie und Systematik der Cephalopoden. Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie. 36: 543-606.
name published in: Hoyle, W.E. (1883). On a new species of octopus (O. maculosus). Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh. 7: 319-322.
name published in year: 1882
name published in year: 1883
order: Octopoda
parent name usage ID: 341430
phylum: Mollusca
scientific name authorship: (Hoyle, 1883)
specific epithet: maculosa
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted