Octopodidae
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| Octopodidae | |
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| Greater blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) | |
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| Benthoctopus sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Suborder: | Incirrina |
| Family: | Octopodidae Orbigny, 1840 |
| Subfamilies | |
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Bathypolypodinae | |
Octopodidae is the family containing the majority of known octopus species.
Subfamilies and species
- Basal genus Vulcanoctopus
- Genus incertae sedis Histoctopus[1]
- Subfamily Bathypolypodinae
- Genus Bathypolypus
- Genus Benthoctopus
- Genus Grimpella
- Genus Sasakiopus[2]
- Genus Teretoctopus
- Subfamily Eledoninae
- Genus Adelieledone (recently split from Pareledone)
- Genus Eledone
- Genus Pareledone
- Genus Tetracheledone[citation needed]
- Genus Velodona
- Genus Vosseledone[citation needed]
- Subfamily Graneledoninae
- Genus Bentheledone
- Genus Graneledone
- Genus Thaumeledone
- Subfamily Megaleledoninae
- Genus Megaleledone
- Subfamily Octopodinae
- Genus Abdopus
- Genus Ameloctopus
- Genus Amphioctopus
- Genus Aphrodoctopus
- Genus Cistopus
- Genus Enteroctopus
- Genus Euaxoctopus
- Genus Hapalochlaena
- Genus Octopus
- Genus Pinnoctopus
- Genus Pteroctopus
- Genus Robsonella
- Genus Scaeurgus
- Genus Thaumoctopus
- Genus Wunderpus
References
- ↑ Norman, M. D.; Boucher-Rodoni, R.; Hochberg, F. G. (2009). "A new genus and two new species of mesobenthic octopuses from Australia and New Caledonia". Journal of Molluscan Studies 75 (4): 323–336. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyp027.
- ↑ Jorgensen E. M., Strugnell J. M. & Allcock A. L. (2010). "Description and phylogenetic relationships of a new genus of octopus, Sasakiopus (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), from the Bering Sea, with a redescription of Sasakiopus salebrosus (Sasaki, 1920)". Journal of Molluscan Studies 76(1): 57-66. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyp046.
External links
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- Tree of Life Octopodidae
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