Octopodidae
Encyclopedia
Octopodidae is the family
containing the majority of known octopus
species
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Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
containing the majority of known octopus
Octopus
The octopus is a cephalopod mollusc of the order Octopoda. Octopuses have two eyes and four pairs of arms, and like other cephalopods they are bilaterally symmetric. An octopus has a hard beak, with its mouth at the center point of the arms...
species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
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Subfamilies and species
- Basal genus Vulcanoctopus
- Genus incertae sedisIncertae sedis, is a term used to define a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Uncertainty at specific taxonomic levels is attributed by , , and similar terms.-Examples:*The fossil plant Paradinandra suecica could not be assigned to any...
Histoctopus
- Subfamily Bathypolypodinae
- Genus BathypolypusBathypolypusBathypolypus is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.-Species:Species in the genus Bathypolypus include:* Bathypolypus arcticus ** Bathypolypus arcticus arcticus – Spoonarm Octopus...
- Genus BenthoctopusBenthoctopusBenthoctopus is a genus of octopuses comprising around 25 species. It is thus the most species-rich genus of the deep-sea subfamily Bathypolypodinae...
- Genus Grimpella
- Genus Bathypolypus
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- Genus Sasakiopus
- Genus TeretoctopusTeretoctopusTeretoctopus is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.-Species:* Teretoctopus alcocki Robson, 1932* Teretoctopus indicus Robson, 1929...
- Subfamily Eledoninae
- Genus AdelieledoneAdelieledoneAdelieledone is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.According to the Census of Marine Life, it may be the closest living relative of the Antarctic ancestor of all octopus species that lived 30 million years ago.-Species:...
(recently split from Pareledone) - Genus EledoneEledoneEledone is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.-Species:* Eledone caparti Adam, 1950* Horned Octopus, Eledone cirrhosa * Eledone gaucha Haimovici, 1988* Combed Octopus, Eledone massyae Voss, 1964...
- Genus PareledonePareledonePareledone is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.-Species:* Pareledone adelieana * Pareledone aequipapillae Allcock, 2005* Pareledone albimaculata Allcock, 2005* Pareledone antarctica *...
- Genus Tetracheledone
- Genus Adelieledone
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- Genus VelodonaVelodonaThe angel octopus is a species of octopus in the monotypic genus Velodona and the family Octopodidae....
- Genus Vosseledone
- Genus Velodona
- Subfamily Graneledoninae
- Genus BentheledoneBentheledoneBentheledone is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.-Species:* Bentheledone albida * * Bentheledone rotunda...
- Genus GraneledoneGraneledoneGraneledone is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.-Species:* Graneledone antarctica Voss, 1976* Graneledone boreopacifica Nesis, 1982* Graneledone challengeri * Graneledone gonzalezi...
- Genus ThaumeledoneThaumeledoneThaumeledone is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae found in deep waters in the Southern Hemisphere.-Characteristics:Members of this genus are found in deep waters in the Southern Hemisphere. They are are small, squat bodied...
- Genus Bentheledone
- Subfamily Megaleledoninae
- Genus Megaleledone
- Subfamily Octopodinae
- Genus AbdopusAbdopusAbdopus is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.-Species:* Abdopus abaculus* Abdopus aculeatus* Abdopus capricornicus* Abdopus horridus* Abdopus tonganus* Abdopus undulatus-References:...
- Genus AmeloctopusAmeloctopusAmeloctopus litoralis is a species of octopus in the family Octopodidae. It belongs to the monotypic genus Ameloctopus. It is found in shallow waters and lacks an ink sack. Ameloctopus litoralis lays large eggs compared to other octopuses....
- Genus Abdopus
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- Genus AmphioctopusAmphioctopusAmphioctopus is a genus of octopuses comprising around 16 species.- Description :Members of the genus Amphioctopus reside in tropical and subtropical waters. These octopuses are found primarily in the Pacific and Indian Oceans but representatives can also be found in the Atlantic...
- Genus Aphrodoctopus
- Genus Amphioctopus
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- Genus Cistopus
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- Genus Enteroctopus
- Genus EuaxoctopusEuaxoctopusEuaxoctopus is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.-Species:* Euaxoctopus panamensis Voss, 1971* Map Octopus, Euaxoctopus pillsburyae Voss, 1975* Euaxoctopus scalenus *...
- Genus Hapalochlaena
- Genus Octopus
- Genus PinnoctopusPinnoctopusPinnoctopus is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.-Species:* Pinnoctopus cordiformis Quoy and Gaimard, 1832.* Pinnoctopus kermadecensis-Taxonomic note:ITIS treats Pinnoctopus as a synonym of Octopus Cuvier, 1797....
- Genus PteroctopusPteroctopusPteroctopus is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.-Species:* Pteroctopus eurycephala * Pacific Fourhorn Octopus, Pteroctopus hoylei * Pteroctopus keralensis...
- Genus RobsonellaRobsonellaRobsonella is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.-Species:* Robsonella fontaniana * Robsonella huttoni Benham, 1943...
- Genus ScaeurgusScaeurgusScaeurgus is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.-Species:* Scaeurgus jumeau Norman, Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 2005* Scaeurgus nesis Norman, Hochberg & Boucher-Rodoni, 2005* Scaeurgus patagiatus Berry, 1913...
- Genus Thaumoctopus
- Genus Wunderpus