Octopodidae

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Octopodidae
Greater Blue-ringed Octopus(Hapalochlaena lunulata)
Greater Blue-ringed Octopus
(Hapalochlaena lunulata)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Orbigny, 1840
Genera

Many, see text

  • Genus Vulcanoctopus
    • Deepsea Vent Octopus, Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis
  • Subfamily Bathypolypodinae
    • Genus Bathypolypus
      • Bathypolypus arcticus
        • Spoonarm Octopus, Bathypolypus arcticus arcticus
        • Bathypolypus arcticus proschi
      • Bathypolypus faeroensis
      • Bathypolypus salebrosus
      • Globose Octopus, Bathypolypus sponsalis
      • Boxer Octopus, Bathypolypus valdiviae
    • Genus Benthoctopus
      • Benthoctopus abruptus
      • Benthoctopus berryi
      • Benthoctopus canthylus
      • Benthoctopus clyderoperi
      • Benthoctopus ergasticus
      • Benthoctopus eureka
      • Benthoctopus fuscus *
      • Benthoctopus hokkaidensis
      • January Octopus, Benthoctopus januarii
      • Benthoctopus karubar
      • Smoothskin Octopus, Benthoctopus leioderma
      • Benthoctopus levis
      • Benthoctopus lothei *
      • Benthoctopus macrophallus
      • ? Benthoctopus magellanicus *
      • Benthoctopus oregonae
      • Benthoctopus oregonensis
      • Benthoctopus piscatorum
      • Benthoctopus profundorum
      • Benthoctopus pseudonymus *
      • Benthoctopus robustus
      • Benthoctopus sibiricus
      • Benthoctopus tangaroa
      • Benthoctopus tegginmathae
      • Benthoctopus thielei
      • Benthoctopus yaquinae
    • Genus Grimpella
      • Velvet Octopus, Grimpella thaumastocheir
    • Genus Teretoctopus
      • Teretoctopus alcocki
      • Teretoctopus indicus
  • Subfamily Eledoninae
    • Genus Adelieledone - recently split from Pareledone
      • Adelieledone adelieana
      • Antarctic Knobbed Octopus, Adelieledone polymorpha
    • Genus Eledone
      • Eledone caparti
      • Horned Octopus, Eledone cirrhosa
      • Eledone gaucha
      • Combed Octopus, Eledone massyae
      • Eledone microsicya *
      • Musky Octopus, Eledone moschata
      • Eledone nigra
      • Spongetip Octopus, Eledone palari
      • Eledone thysanophora
    • Genus Pareledone
      • Pareledone aequipapillae
      • Pareledone albimaculata
      • Pareledone antarctica *
      • Pareledone aurata
      • Pareledone charcoti
      • Pareledone cornuta
      • Pareledone framensis
      • Pareledone harrissoni
      • Pareledone panchroma
      • Pareledone prydzensis
      • Pareledone serperastrata
      • Pareledone subtilis
      • Turquet's Octopus, Pareledone turqueti
    • Genus Tetracheledone
      • Spiny-horn Octopus, Tetracheledone spinicirrus
    • Genus Velodona
      • Velodona togata
        • Velodona togata capensis
        • Angel Octopus, Velodona togata togata
    • Genus Vosseledone
      • Vosseledone charrua
  • Subfamily Graneledoninae
    • Genus Bentheledone
      • Bentheledone albida *
      • Bentheledone rotunda
    • Genus Graneledone
      • Graneledone antarctica
      • Graneledone boreopacifica
      • Graneledone challengeri
      • Graneledone gonzalezi
      • Graneledone macrotyla
      • Graneledone taniwha
        • Graneledone taniwha kubodera
        • Graneledone taniwha taniwha
      • Graneledone verrucosa
        • Graneledone verrucosa media *
        • Graneledone verrucosa verrucosa
      • Graneledone yamana
    • Genus Thaumeledone
      • Thaumeledone brevis
      • Thaumeledone gunteri
      • Thaumeledone marshalli
      • Thaumeledone zeiss
  • Subfamily Megaleledoninae
    • Genus Megaleledone
      • Giant Antarctic Octopus, Megaleledone setebos
  • Subfamily Octopodinae
    • Genus Ameloctopus
      • Banded String-arm Octopus, Ameloctopus litoralis
    • Genus Aphrodoctopus
      • Brush-tip Octopus, Aphrodoctopus schultzei
    • Genus Cistopus
      • Old Woman Octopus, Cistopus indicus
    • Genus Enteroctopus
      • North Pacific Giant Octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini
      • Enteroctopus juttingi *
      • Southern Giant Octopus, Enteroctopus magnificus
      • Enteroctopus megalocyathus
      • Enteroctopus membranaceus
      • Enteroctopus zealandicus
    • Genus Euaxoctopus
      • Euaxoctopus panamensis
      • Map Octopus, Euaxoctopus pillsburyae
      • Euaxoctopus scalenus *
    • Genus Hapalochlaena
    • Genus Octopus
      • Octopus (Abdopus) abaculus
      • Octopus (Abdopus) aculeatus
      • Octopus (Abdopus) capricornicus
      • Octopus (Abdopus) horridus
      • Octopus (Abdopus) tonganus
      • Octopus (Octopus) adamsi *
      • Marbled Octopus or Sandbird Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) aegina
      • Octopus (Octopus) alatus *
      • Octopus (Octopus) alecto
      • Capricorn Night Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) alpheus
      • Octopus (Octopus) araneoides *
      • Octopus (Octopus) arborescens
      • Octopus (Octopus) areolatus
      • Plain-body Night Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) aspilosomatis
      • Hammer Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) australis
      • Octopus (Octopus) balboai
      • Southern Keeled Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) berrima
      • California Two-spot Octopus or Verrill's Two-spot Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) bimaculatus
      • California Two-spot Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) bimaculoides
      • Bock's Pygmy Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) bocki
      • Caribbean Reef Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) briareus
      • Octopus (Octopus) brocki *
      • Southern White-spot Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) bunurong
      • Caribbean Armstripe Octopus or Brownstriped Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) burryi
      • North Pacific Bigeye Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) californicus
      • Octopus (Octopus) campbelli
      • Carolinian Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) carolinensis
      • Octopus (Octopus) chierchiae
      • Chestnut Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) conispadiceus
      • Big Blue Octopus or Cyane's Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) cyanea
      • Atlantic Longarm Octopus or Lilliput Longarm Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) defilippi
      • Red-spot Night Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) dierythraeus
      • Diguet's Pygmy Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) digueti
      • Plain-spot Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) exannulatus
      • Gold-spot Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) fangsiao
        • Octopus (Octopus) fangsiao etchuanus
        • Octopus (Octopus) fangsiao typicus
      • Octopus (Octopus) favonius
      • Octopus (Octopus) filamentosus
      • Bumblebee Two-spot Octopus or Caribbean Two-spot Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) filosus
      • Fitch's Pygmy Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) fitchi
      • Octopus (Octopus) fujitai
      • Octopus (Octopus) gardineri
      • Octopus (Octopus) gibbsi
      • Globe Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) globosus
      • Sribbled Night Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) graptus
      • Octopus (Octopus) guangdongensis
      • Octopus (Octopus) hardwickei
      • Octopus (Octopus) hattai
      • Octopus (Octopus) hongkongensis
      • Hubb's Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) hubbsorum
      • Atlantic Pygmy Octopus or Small-egg Cribbean Pygmy Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) joubini
      • Northern Star-eye Octopus or Sandbird Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) kagoshimensis
      • Octopus (Octopus) kaharoa
      • Southern Sand Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) kaurna
      • Lobed Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) lobensis *
      • Octopus (Octopus) longispadiceus
      • Starry Night Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) luteus
      • Atlantic White-spotted Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) macropus
      • Maori Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) maorum
      • Veined Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) marginatus
      • Mexican Four-eyed Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) maya
      • Webfoot Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) membranaceus
      • Octopus (Octopus) mercatoris *
      • Octopus (Octopus) mernoo
      • Octopus (Octopus) microphthalmus
      • California Lilliput Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) micropyrsus
      • Octopus (Octopus) mimus
      • Octopus (Octopus) minor
        • Octopus (Octopus) minor minor
        • Octopus (Octopus) minor pardalis *
        • Octopus (Octopus) minor typicus *
      • Poison Ocellate Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) mototi
      • Octopus (Octopus) mutilans
      • Octopus (Octopus) nanhaiensis
      • Octopus (Octopus) nanus
      • Octopus (Octopus) neglectus
      • Octopus (Octopus) niveus
      • Octopus (Octopus) nocturnus
      • Octopus (Octopus) occidentalis
      • Octopus (Octopus) ochotensis
      • Galapagos Reef Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) oculifer
      • Octopus (Octopus) oliveri
      • White Striped Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) ornatus
      • Octopus (Octopus) oshimai
      • Octopus (Octopus) ovulum *
      • Pale Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) pallidus
      • Japanese Pygmy Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) parvus
      • Octopus (Octopus) penicillifer
      • Octopus (Octopus) pentherinus *
      • Octopus (Octopus) polyzenia
      • Octopus (Octopus) prashadi
      • Octopus (Octopus) pricei *
      • Octopus (Octopus) pumilus
      • Octopus (Octopus) pyrum
      • Octopus (Octopus) rapanui
      • Octopus (Octopus) rex
      • Octopus (Octopus) robsoni
      • Octopus (Octopus) roosevelti
      • East Pacific Red Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) rubescens
      • Spider Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) salutii
      • Octopus (Octopus) sanctaehelenae
      • Octopus (Octopus) sasakii
      • Moon Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) selene
      • Octopus (Octopus) siamensis
      • Octopus (Octopus) spinosus *
      • Octopus (Octopus) striolatus
      • Frilled Pygmy Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) superciliosus
      • Octopus (Octopus) taprobanensis *
      • Tehuelche Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) tehuelchus
      • Octopus (Octopus) tenebricus
      • Gloomy Octopus or Common Sydney Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) tetricus
      • Octopus (Octopus) tsugarensis *
      • Octopus (Octopus) validus
      • Octopus (Octopus) varunae
      • Veiled Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) veligero
      • Octopus (Octopus) verrucosus
      • Bighead Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) vitiensis
      • Common Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) vulgaris
      • Club Pygmy Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) warringa
      • Octopus (Octopus) winckworthi
      • Star-sucked Pygmy Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) wolfi
      • Octopus (Octopus) yendoi *
      • Atlantic Banded Octopus, Octopus (Octopus) zonatus
    • Genus Pinnoctopus
      • Pinnoctopus cordiformis
      • Pinnoctopus kermadecensis
    • Genus Pteroctopus
      • Pteroctopus eurycephala
      • Pacific Fourhorn Octopus, Pteroctopus hoylei
      • Pteroctopus keralensis
      • Dana Octopus, Pteroctopus schmidti
      • Fourhorn Octopus or Atlantic Fourhorn Octopus, Pteroctopus tetracirrhus
      • Pteroctopus witjazi *
    • Genus Robsonella *
      • Robsonella fontaniana
      • Robsonella huttoni
    • Genus Scaeurgus
      • Scaeurgus patagiatus
      • Atlantic Warty Octopus or Unihorn Octopus, Scaeurgus unicirrhus
    • Genus Thaumoctopus
    • Genus Wunderpus

The species listed above with an asterisk (*) are questionable and need further study to determine if they are valid species or synonyms. The question mark (?) indicates questionable placement within the genus.

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