Genus Octopus Lamarck, 1798
- Octopus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. de 1798. Extrait d'un mémoire sur le genre de la sèche, du calmar et du poulpe, vulgairement nommés, polypes de mer. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomathique de Paris 2: 129-131 [130] [for justificationfor using the name Octopus in favour of the older name, Polypus, see Robson, G.C. 1929. A Monograph of the Recent Cephalopoda. Pt 1 The Octopodinae. London : British Museum (Natural History) 236 pp. 7 pls. [56]].
Type species:
Octopus vulgaris Lamarck, 1798 by indication (type species is the first mentioned species, see (Hoyle, W.E., 1910) [411]).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Introduction
Amor & Hart (2021) described a new species belonging to the Octopus vulgaris group, a major octopus fisheries target. The new species Octopus djinda Amor, 2021 (previously treated as O. cf. tetricus and O. aff. tetricus) was described from the shallow waters off southwest Australia.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
OCTOPODIDAE: Octopus cordiformis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) — Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [100] (lists the species as Pinnoctopus cordiformis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832); Roper, C.F.E. 1983. An overview of cephalopod systematics: status, problems and recommendations. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria 44: 13-27 [19] (species listed); Lu, C.C. & Phillips, J.U. 1985. An annotated checklist of Cephalopoda from Australian waters. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Victoria 2: 21-36 [33] (states "no Australian record of the species is known")
OCTOPODIDAE: Pinnoctopus cordiformis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 [see Octopus cordiformis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Cosmopolitan.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Lu, C.C. 2001. Cephalopoda. pp. 129-308 in Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 17.2 Mollusca: Aplacophora, Polyplacophora, Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xii 353 pp. [Date published 3 July 2001] (Octopus macropus Risso, 1826 is included here in the Australian fauna, but records of this species from Australian waters are probably misidentifications)
- Robson, G.C. 1929. A Monograph of the Recent Cephalopoda. Pt 1 The Octopodinae. London : British Museum (Natural History) 236 pp., 7 pls.
General References
Amor, M.D. & Hart, A.M. 2021. Octopus djinda (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae): a new member of the Octopus vulgaris group from southwest Australia. Zootaxa 5061(1): 145-156
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2022 | CEPHALOPODA | 15-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2014 | OCTOPODIDAE | 15-May-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Mark Norman |
| 15-May-2023 | MODIFIED |