Octopodidae

Octopodidae
Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Octopoda
Suborder:	Incirrina
Family:	Octopodidae Orbigny, 1840
Subfamilies
Bathypolypodinae Eledoninae Graneledoninae Megaleledoninae Octopodinae

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

1. ^ 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.  edit
2. ^ 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

• Tree of Life Octopodidae
• Octopodidae movies
• TONMO.com provides cephalopod family discussion forums, videos, etc.

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