Enteroctopus dofleini

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Incirrina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Cephalopoda Subclassis: Coleoidea Cohors: Neocoleoidea Superordo: Octopodiformes Ordo: Octopoda Subordo: Incirrina

Familia: Octopodidae
Subfamilia: Octopodinae
Genus: Enteroctopus
Species: Enteroctopus dofleini

Name

Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)

Synonyms

Octopus punctatus Gabb, 1862
Octopus dofleini Wülker, 1910
Polypus dofleini Wülker, 1910
Octopus dofleini dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
Polypus apollyon Berry, 1912
Octopus dofleini apollyon (Berry, 1912)
Polypus gilbertianus Berry, 1912
Octopus gilbertianus Berry, 1912
Octopus apollyon (Berry, 1913)
Octopus madokai Berry, 1921
Paroctopus asper Akimushkin, 1963
Octopus dofleini martini Pickford, 1964

References

Kubodera, T. (1991) Distribution and abundance of the early life stages of octopus, Octopus dofleini Wülker, 1910 in the North Pacific. Bull. Mar. Sci., 49, 235–243.
Marliave, J.B. (1981) Neustonic feeding in early larvae of Octopus dofleini (Wülker). Veliger, 23, 350–351.
Gabe, S.H. (1975) Reproduction in the giant octopus of the North Pacific, Octopus dofleini martini. Veliger, 18, 146–150.

Vernacular names

English: North Pacific Giant Octopus
suomi: Jättiläistursas
français: Pieuvre géante du Pacifique
magyar: Óriáspolip
polski: Ośmiornica olbrzymia, pacyficzna
português: Polvo Gigante do Pacífico Norte