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Names and sources

Accepted Name Source
OCTOPODIDAE
Synonym Source
Octopus vulgaris Lamarck, 1798 excluded
Published in:Cox, J.C. 1882, "Australian Octopodidae", Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, vol. 6, 773-789 (the only record of <i>Octopus vulgaris</i> from Australian waters)
Octopus filamentosus Blainville, 1826 excluded
Published in:Lu, C.C. 2001, "Cephalopoda", Ed. Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds), Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 17.2 Mollusca: Aplacophora, Polyplacophora, Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda, 129-308, CSIRO Publishing, Australia, Melbourne p162 (species listed from SA)
Hapalochlaena lunulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) excluded
Published in:Norman, M.D. & Reid, A.L. 2000, A Guide to Squid, Cuttlefish and Octopus of Australasia, 96, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood p57 (recorded species from Australia: WA, NT, QLD)
Octopus aegina Gray, 1849 excluded
Published in:Norman, M.D. & Reid, A.L. 2000, A Guide to Squid, Cuttlefish and Octopus of Australasia, 96, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood p59 (states distribution from India to Philippines, but does not include Australia)
Octopus macropus Risso, 1826 excluded
Published in:Lu, C.C. 2001, "Cephalopoda", Ed. Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds), Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 17.2 Mollusca: Aplacophora, Polyplacophora, Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda, 129-308, CSIRO Publishing, Australia, Melbourne p162 (records the species from QLD, NSW, WA, but also states that these records are probably misidentifications)
Common Name Source
Octopus standard Australia
Octopus standard Australia
Octopos Australia
Name Source
Octopodidae accepted

This group has recently been revised, and five distinct families are now recognised. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.

Bare scientific name reallocated to OCTOPODIDAE by taxonomy builder
OCTOPODIDAE accepted
Octopodidae accepted

This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to family level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.

Bare scientific name reallocated to OCTOPODIDAE by taxonomy builder
Octopodidae accepted
Identifier Source
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/26e7733f-64dc-47dc-9582-382dc3daea48 Taxon Concept current
23659000 Taxon current
http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/26e7733f-64dc-47dc-9582-382dc3daea48 Taxon unknown
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:26e7733f-64dc-47dc-9582-382dc3daea48 Taxon LSID unknown
23659000 Taxon Concept current
http://data.nzor.org.nz/names/212f411c-5bcf-441a-a188-def651475ca0 Scientific Name current
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/d0113767-bdc7-41c6-9637-9a7f5bf09d72 Scientific Name current
23659921 Taxon Concept current
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/26e7733f-64dc-47dc-9582-382dc3daea48 Taxon current
NZOR-6-24568 Taxon current
23659921 Taxon current
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Classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
MOLLUSCA
class
CEPHALOPODA
subclass
COLEOIDEA
order
OCTOPODA
suborder
INCIRRATA
family
OCTOPODIDAE
genus
Abdopus Norman & Finn, 2001 
genus
Adelieledone Allcock, Hochberg, Rodhouse & Thorpe, 2003 
genus
Ameloctopus Norman, 1992 
genus
Amphioctopus Fisher, 1882 
genus
Bathypolypus 
genus
Benthoctopus Grimpe, 1921 
genus
Callistoctopus Taki, 1964 
genus
Eledone Leach, 1817 
genus
Enteroctopus 
genus
Galeoctopus Norman, Boucher & Hochberg, 2004 
genus
Graneledone Joubin, 1918 
genus
Grimpella Robson, 1928 
genus
Hapalochlaena Robson, 1929 
genus
Histoctopus Norman, Boucher-Rodoni & Hochberg, 2009 
genus
Macroctopus 
genus
Megaleledone Taki, 1961 
genus
Microeledone 
genus
Octopus Lamarck, 1798 
genus
Pareledone Robson, 1932 
genus
Pinnoctopus 
genus
Scaeurgus 
genus
Thaumeledone 
genus
Wunderpus 
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