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Octopus Cuvier, 1798

138268  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138268)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Cephalopoda (Class)
  5. Coleoidea (Subclass)
  6. Octopodiformes (Superorder)
  7. Octopoda (Order)
  8. Incirrata (Suborder)
  9. Octopodoidea (Superfamily)
  10. Octopodidae (Family)
  11. Octopus (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Loligo vulgaris Lamarck, 1798 (type by subsequent designation)
Octopus (Octopus) Cuvier, 1798 · alternative representation

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  1. Species Octopus alecto S. S. Berry, 1953
  2. Species Octopus americanus Froriep, 1806
  3. Species Octopus argus Krauss, 1848
  4. Species Octopus australis Hoyle, 1885
  5. Species Octopus balboai G. L. Voss, 1971
  6. Species Octopus berenice Gray, 1849
  7. Species Octopus berrima Stranks & Norman, 1992
  8. Species Octopus bimaculatus A. E. Verrill, 1883
  9. Species Octopus bimaculoides Pickford & McConnaughey, 1949
  10. Species Octopus bocki Adam, 1941
  11. Species Octopus briareus G. C. Robson, 1929
  12. Species Octopus bulbus Norman, 2001
  13. Species Octopus californicus (S. S. Berry, 1911)
  14. Species Octopus chierchiae Jatta, 1889
  15. Species Octopus conispadiceus (M. Sasaki, 1917)
  16. Species Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849
  17. Species Octopus diminutus Kaneko & Kubodera, 2008
  18. Species Octopus djinda Amor, 2021
  19. Species Octopus favonius Gray, 1849
  20. Species Octopus fitchi S. S. Berry, 1953
  21. Species Octopus gardineri (Hoyle, 1905)
  22. Species Octopus gorgonus Huffard, 2007
  23. Species Octopus harpedon Norman, 2001
  24. Species Octopus hattai (M. Sasaki, 1929)
  25. Species Octopus hawaiiensis Souleyet, 1852
  26. Species Octopus hongkongensis (Hoyle, 1885)
  27. Species Octopus hubbsorum S. S. Berry, 1953
  28. Species Octopus humilis Huffard, 2007
  29. Species Octopus hummelincki Adam, 1936
  30. Species Octopus incella Kaneko & Kubodera, 2007
  31. Species Octopus insularis Leite & Haimovici, 2008
  32. Species Octopus jeraldi A. Pratt, Baldwin & Vecchione, 2020
  33. Species Octopus jollyorum A. Reid & N. G. Wilson, 2015
  34. Species Octopus joubini G. C. Robson, 1929
  35. Species Octopus kaharoa O'Shea, 1999
  36. Species Octopus kapalae Mitchell & A. Reid, 2017
  37. Species Octopus kaurna Stranks, 1990
  38. Species Octopus laqueus Kaneko & Kubodera, 2005
  39. Species Octopus mariles Huffard, 2007
  40. Species Octopus maya G. L. Voss & Solís, 1966
  41. Species Octopus microphthalmus E. S. Goodrich, 1896
  42. Species Octopus micropyrsus S. S. Berry, 1953
  43. Species Octopus micros Norman, 2001
  44. Species Octopus mimus A. A. Gould, 1852
  45. Species Octopus minor (M. Sasaki, 1920)
  46. Species Octopus mutilans Taki, 1942
  47. Species Octopus nanus Adam, 1973
  48. Species Octopus occidentalis Steenstrup, 1886
  49. Species Octopus oculifer (Hoyle, 1904)
  50. Species Octopus oliveri (S. S. Berry, 1914)
  51. Species Octopus pallidus Hoyle, 1885
  52. Species Octopus parvus (M. Sasaki, 1917)
  53. Species Octopus penicillifer S. S. Berry, 1954
  54. Species Octopus pumilus Norman & Sweeney, 1997
  55. Species Octopus pyrum Norman, Hochberg & Lu, 1997
  56. Species Octopus rubescens S. S. Berry, 1953
  57. Species Octopus salutii Vérany, 1839
  58. Species Octopus sanctaehelenae G. C. Robson, 1929
  59. Species Octopus selene G. L. Voss, 1971
  60. Species Octopus sinensis A. d'Orbigny, 1834
  61. Species Octopus stictochrus G. L. Voss, 1971
  62. Species Octopus superciliosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
  63. Species Octopus taganga Guerrero-Kommritz & Camelo-Guarin, 2016
  64. Species Octopus tehuelchus A. d'Orbigny, 1835
  65. Species Octopus tetricus A. A. Gould, 1852
  66. Species Octopus veligero S. S. Berry, 1953
  67. Species Octopus verrucosus Hoyle, 1885
  68. Species Octopus vitiensis Hoyle, 1885
  69. Species Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
  70. Species Octopus warringa Stranks, 1990
  71. Species Octopus wolfi (Wülker, 1913)
  72. Species Octopus zonatus G. L. Voss, 1968
  73. Species Octopus globosus Appellöf, 1886 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  74. Species Octopus variabilis (M. Sasaki, 1929) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  75. Species Octopus abaculus Norman & Sweeney, 1997 accepted as Abdopus abaculus (Norman & Sweeney, 1997) (original combination)
  76. Species Octopus aculeatus A. d'Orbigny, 1834 accepted as Abdopus aculeatus (A. d'Orbigny, 1834) (superseded combination)
  77. Species Octopus aegina J. E. Gray, 1849 accepted as Amphioctopus aegina (J. E. Gray, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  78. Species Octopus aspilosomatis Norman, 1993 accepted as Pinnoctopus aspilosomatis (Norman, 1993) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  79. Species Octopus burryi G. L. Voss, 1950 accepted as Amphioctopus burryi (G. L. Voss, 1950) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  80. Species Octopus campbelli (E. A. Smith, 1902) accepted as Robsonella campbelli (E. A. Smith, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  81. Species Octopus dierythraeus Norman, 1993 accepted as Pinnoctopus dierythraeus (Norman, 1993) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  82. Species Octopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910) accepted as Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
  83. Species Octopus dollfusi G. C. Robson, 1928 accepted as Amphioctopus aegina (J. E. Gray, 1849) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  84. Species Octopus exannulatus Norman, 1993 accepted as Amphioctopus exannulatus (Norman, 1993) (original combination)
  85. Species Octopus fangsiao A. d'Orbigny, 1841 accepted as Amphioctopus fangsiao (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  86. Species Octopus filosus Howell, 1868 accepted as Octopus hummelincki Adam, 1936 (ICZN decision (opinion 2147, 2006) suppressed this species name)
  87. Species Octopus graptus Norman, 1993 accepted as Pinnoctopus graptus (Norman, 1993) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  88. Species Octopus huttoni (Benham, 1943) accepted as Robsonella huttoni Benham, 1943
  89. Species Octopus leioderma (S. S. Berry, 1911) accepted as Benthoctopus leioderma (S. S. Berry, 1911) accepted as Muusoctopus leioderma (S. S. Berry, 1911)
  90. Species Octopus lobensis Castellanos & Menni, 1969 accepted as Octopus tehuelchus A. d'Orbigny, 1835
  91. Species Octopus magnificus Villanueva, P. Sánchez & Compagno Roeleveld, 1992 accepted as Enteroctopus magnificus (Villanueva, P. Sánchez & Compagno Roeleveld, 1992) (original combination)
  92. Species Octopus maorum F. W. Hutton, 1880 accepted as Macroctopus maorum (F. W. Hutton, 1880) (superseded combination)
  93. Species Octopus marginatus Taki, 1964 accepted as Amphioctopus marginatus (Taki, 1964) (original combination)
  94. Species Octopus membranaceus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 accepted as Amphioctopus membranaceus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) (original combination)
  95. Species Octopus mercatoris Adam, 1937 accepted as Paroctopus mercatoris (Adam, 1937)
  96. Species Octopus mernoo O'Shea, 1999 accepted as Robsonella mernoo (O'Shea, 1999) (original combination)
  97. Species Octopus mototi Norman, 1993 accepted as Amphioctopus mototi (Norman, 1993) (original combination)
  98. Species Octopus neglectus Nateewathana & Norman, 1999 accepted as Amphioctopus neglectus (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999) (original combination)
  99. Species Octopus nocturnus Norman & Sweeney, 1997 accepted as Callistoctopus nocturnus (Norman & Sweeney, 1997) (original combination)
  100. Species Octopus ornatus A. A. Gould, 1852 accepted as Pinnoctopus ornatus (A. A. Gould, 1852) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  101. Species Octopus polyzenia J. E. Gray, 1849 accepted as Amphioctopus polyzenia (J. E. Gray, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  102. Species Octopus tayrona Guerrero-Kommritz & Camelo-Guarin, 2016 accepted as Octopus insularis Leite & Haimovici, 2008 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  103. Species Octopus tenuicirrus (M. Sasaki, 1929) accepted as Octopus hongkongensis (Hoyle, 1885)
  104. Subgenus Octopus (Octopus) Cuvier, 1798 represented as Octopus Cuvier, 1798
    1. Species Octopus (Octopus) joubini G. C. Robson, 1929 represented as Octopus joubini G. C. Robson, 1929
marine, fresh, terrestrial
masculine
Cuvier, G. (1797). Tableau élémentaire de l'histoire naturelle des animaux. [Elementary table of the natural history of animals.]. <em>Baudoin, Paris.</em> i-xvi, 1-710, Pl. 1-14. [pdf is for copepods :449-456]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637076
page(s): 380 [details] OpenAccess publication
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Octopus Cuvier, 1798. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138268 on 2026-01-22
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Octopus Cuvier, 1798. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138268 on 2026-01-22
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Gofas, Serge
2013-10-13 18:03:35Z
changed
Gofas, Serge
2015-01-31 10:25:01Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2018-02-07 15:28:10Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2018-05-27 23:05:56Z
changed
Marshall, Bruce
2020-05-04 20:12:36Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe

original description Cuvier, G. (1797). Tableau élémentaire de l'histoire naturelle des animaux. [Elementary table of the natural history of animals.]. <em>Baudoin, Paris.</em> i-xvi, 1-710, Pl. 1-14. [pdf is for copepods :449-456]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637076
page(s): 380 [details] OpenAccess publication

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] 

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] 
 
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