Species Octopus warringa Stranks, 1990
Club Pygmy Octopus
- Octopus warringa Stranks, T.N. 1990. Three new species of Octopus (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) from south-eastern Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 50(2): 457-465 [457].
Type data:
Holotype NMV F57444 ♂ adult (16.5 mm), west of Darlington, Maria Island, TAS, 30 m [42°35'S 148°03'E].
Paratype(s) NMV F53219 ♂ adults ♀ adult; NMV F31259 ♂ adult (14.4 mm); AM C159292 ♂ adult (20.5 mm); SAM D15219 ♀ (22.0 mm).
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
IMCRA
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)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: benthic, predator.
Juvenile: continental shelf, oceanic, planktonic.
Inshore, predator.
General References
Stranks, T.N. 1990. Three new species of Octopus (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) from south-eastern Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 50(2): 457-465 (description, morphology, life history)
Common Name References
Norman, M.D. & Reid, A.L. 2000. A Guide to Squid, Cuttlefish and Octopus of Australasia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing 96 pp. [74] (Club Pygmy Octopus)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2014 | OCTOPODIDAE | 20-Jan-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Mark Norman |
| 29-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |