Octopodidae

The Octopodidae comprise the family containing the majority of known octopus species.

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

See text

Genera

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

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

References

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


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