Octopodidae

Family of octopi

Octopodidae
Greater blue-ringed octopus
(Hapalochlaena lunulata)
Octopus vulgaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Superfamily: Octopodoidea
Family: Octopodidae
Orbigny, 1839
Genera

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The Octopodidae comprise the family containing the majority of known octopus species (about 175 species).

Genera

The World Register of Marine Species lists these 23 genera:[1]

  • Abdopus Norman & Finn, 2001 (7 species)
  • Ameloctopus Norman, 1992 (monotypic)
  • Amphioctopus P. Fischer, 1882 (16 species)
  • Callistoctopus Taki, 1964 (11 species)
  • Cistopus Gray, 1849 (4 species)
  • Euaxoctopus Voss, 1971 (3 species)
  • Galeoctopus Norman, Boucher & Hochberg, 2004 (monotypic)
  • Grimpella Robson, 1928 (monotypic)
  • Hapalochlaena Robson, 1929 (4 species)
  • Histoctopus Norman, Boucher-Rodoni & Hochberg, 2009 (2 species)
  • Lepidoctopus Haimovici & Sales, 2019 (monotypic)
  • Macrochlaena Robson, 1929 (monotypic)
  • Macroctopus Robson, 1928 (monotypic)
  • Macrotritopus Grimpe, 1922 (2 species)
  • Octopus Cuvier, 1798 (99 species)
  • Paroctopus Naef, 1923 (3 species)
  • Pinnoctopus d'Orbigny, 1845 (2 species)
  • Pteroctopus P. Fischer, 1882 (6 species)
  • Robsonella Adam, 1938 (2 species)
  • Scaeurgus Troschel, 1857 (5 species)
  • Teretoctopus Robson, 1929 (2 species)
  • Thaumoctopus Norman & Hochberg, 2005 (monotypic)
  • Wunderpus Hochberg, Norman & Finn, 2006 (monotypic)

References

  1. ^ Bouchet, Philippe (2015). "Octopodidae d'Orbigny, 1839". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-01-31.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Octopodidae.
  • Tree of Life Octopodidae
  • Octopodidae movies
  • TONMO.com provides cephalopod family discussion forums, videos, etc.
Taxon identifiers
Octopodidae
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