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Names and sources

Accepted Name Source
Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852
Published in:Kimsey, L.S. & Brown, G.R. 1993, "Lectotype designations within the subfamily Thynninae (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae).", Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, vol. 32, 317-326 p325
Synonym Source
Octopus gibbsi O'Shea, 1999 synonym
Published in:O'Shea, S. 1999, "The marine fauna of New Zealand: Octopoda (Mollusca: Cephalopoda)", NIWA Biodiversity Memoir, vol. 112, 1-280

Unranked taxon assigned rank species by inference
Indigenous Knowledge Name Source
Waamap
Common Name Source
Gloomy Octopus standard Australia
Common Sydney Octopus preferred Australia
Common Sydney Octopus Australia
Gloomy Octopus Australia
Name Source
Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852 accepted

True O. tetricus (this taxon) occurs on the east coast of Australia and northern New Zealand. A related species which has been consistently cited in the literature as O. tetricus occurs on the west Australian coast, but is here considered to be a separate CAAB taxon, O. sp. cf. tetricus (CAAB 23 659005), following Amor et al, 2014.

Bare scientific name reallocated to Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852 by taxonomy builder
Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852 accepted
Octopus tetricus Gould , 1852 accepted
Octopus tetricus synonym

Unranked scientific name reallocated to Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852 by taxonomy builder

Bare scientific name reallocated to Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852 by taxonomy builder
Identifier Source
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:bd670b95-5d67-4298-83d9-f2578f215699 Taxon LSID unknown
http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/bd670b95-5d67-4298-83d9-f2578f215699 Taxon unknown
23659006 Taxon current
23659006 Taxon Concept current
SY_23659005_0 Taxon current
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/bd670b95-5d67-4298-83d9-f2578f215699 Taxon Concept current
http://data.nzor.org.nz/names/20190ada-bdb8-4ef3-9d86-fcab33fe280e Scientific Name current
SY_23659005_0 Taxon Concept current
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/bd670b95-5d67-4298-83d9-f2578f215699 Taxon current
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/8710475e-842f-466c-a753-35110dd7fa56 Scientific Name current
NZOR-6-116006 Taxon current

Classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
MOLLUSCA
class
CEPHALOPODA
subclass
COLEOIDEA
order
OCTOPODA
suborder
INCIRRATA
family
OCTOPODIDAE
genus
Octopus
species
Octopus tetricus
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