WoRMS taxon details
Pinnoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826)
1805270 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1805270)
accepted
Species
Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Octopus alderii Vérany, 1851 · unaccepted (synonym)
Octopus didynamus Rafinesque, 1814 · unaccepted (synonym)
Octopus frayedus Rafinesque, 1814 · unaccepted (synonym)
Octopus granosus Blainville, 1826 · unaccepted (synonym)
Octopus macropodus San Giovanni, 1829 · unaccepted (synonym)
Octopus macropus Risso, 1826 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Polypus macropus (Risso, 1826) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Octopus macropus Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): vol. 4, p. 3 [details]
page(s): vol. 4, p. 3 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pinnoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1805270 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Octopus macropus Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): vol. 4, p. 3 [details]
original description (of Octopus alderii Vérany, 1851) Vérany G.B. 1851. Mollusques méditeranéens [sic] observés, décrits, figurés et chromolitographiés d'après le vivant. 1. Céphalopodes de la Méditerranée. Gênes [Genova], imprimerie des Sourds-Muets pp. i-xvi, 1-132, with 44 plates. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/104831
page(s): 32 [details]
original description (of Octopus didynamus Rafinesque, 1814) Rafinesque, C.S. (1814). Précis des découvertes et travaux somiologiques de Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz entre 1800 et 1814; ou choix raisonné de ses principales découvertes en zoologie et en botanique, pour servir d'introduction à ses ouvrages futurs. [Summary of the discoveries and somiological works of Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz between 1800 and 1814; or reasoned selection of his principal discoveries in zoology and botany, to serve as an introduction to his future works.]. <em>Palerme.</em> :1-55., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/27701
page(s): 28 [details]
original description (of Octopus frayedus Rafinesque, 1814) Rafinesque, C.S. (1814). Précis des découvertes et travaux somiologiques de Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz entre 1800 et 1814; ou choix raisonné de ses principales découvertes en zoologie et en botanique, pour servir d'introduction à ses ouvrages futurs. [Summary of the discoveries and somiological works of Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz between 1800 and 1814; or reasoned selection of his principal discoveries in zoology and botany, to serve as an introduction to his future works.]. <em>Palerme.</em> :1-55., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/27701
page(s): 28 [details]
original description (of Octopus granosus Blainville, 1826) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1826). Poulpe, <i>Octopus</i> (Malacoz.). pp. 170-214, <i>in</i>: Dictonnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 43. Levrault, Strasbourg & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25309235
page(s): 186 [details]
original description (of Octopus macropodus San Giovanni, 1829) San Giovanni, G. (1829). Des divers ordres de couleurs des globules cromophores chez plusieurs Mollusques céphalopodes; Description de quelques espèces nouvelles, et particulièrement de l'Argonaute. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris.</em> 16: 315-330., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6049305
page(s): 319 [details]
basis of record González-Gómez, R.; Avendaño, O.; De Los Angeles Barriga-Sosa, I.; Bastos, P.; Caamal-Monsreal, C.; Castillo-Estrada, G.; Cedillo-Robles, C.; Daw, A.; Díaz-Santana-Iturrios, M.; Galindo-Cortes, G.; Guerrero-Kommritz, J.; Haimovici, M.; Ibáñez, C. M.; De Lourdes Jiménez-Badillo, M.; Larson, P.; Leite, T.; Lima, F. D.; Markaida, U.; Meiners-Mandujano, C.; Morillo-Velarde, P. S.; Ortiz, N.; Pardo-Gandarillas, M. C.; Pliego-Cárdenas, R.; Ré, M. E.; Siegel, B.; Urbano, B.; Vidal, E. A. G.; Gleadall, I. G. (2024). Biodiversity of octopuses in the Americas. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 171: 189: 1-41., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-024-04489-0 [details]
page(s): vol. 4, p. 3 [details]
original description (of Octopus alderii Vérany, 1851) Vérany G.B. 1851. Mollusques méditeranéens [sic] observés, décrits, figurés et chromolitographiés d'après le vivant. 1. Céphalopodes de la Méditerranée. Gênes [Genova], imprimerie des Sourds-Muets pp. i-xvi, 1-132, with 44 plates. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/104831
page(s): 32 [details]
original description (of Octopus didynamus Rafinesque, 1814) Rafinesque, C.S. (1814). Précis des découvertes et travaux somiologiques de Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz entre 1800 et 1814; ou choix raisonné de ses principales découvertes en zoologie et en botanique, pour servir d'introduction à ses ouvrages futurs. [Summary of the discoveries and somiological works of Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz between 1800 and 1814; or reasoned selection of his principal discoveries in zoology and botany, to serve as an introduction to his future works.]. <em>Palerme.</em> :1-55., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/27701
page(s): 28 [details]
original description (of Octopus frayedus Rafinesque, 1814) Rafinesque, C.S. (1814). Précis des découvertes et travaux somiologiques de Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz entre 1800 et 1814; ou choix raisonné de ses principales découvertes en zoologie et en botanique, pour servir d'introduction à ses ouvrages futurs. [Summary of the discoveries and somiological works of Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz between 1800 and 1814; or reasoned selection of his principal discoveries in zoology and botany, to serve as an introduction to his future works.]. <em>Palerme.</em> :1-55., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/27701
page(s): 28 [details]
original description (of Octopus granosus Blainville, 1826) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1826). Poulpe, <i>Octopus</i> (Malacoz.). pp. 170-214, <i>in</i>: Dictonnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 43. Levrault, Strasbourg & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25309235
page(s): 186 [details]
original description (of Octopus macropodus San Giovanni, 1829) San Giovanni, G. (1829). Des divers ordres de couleurs des globules cromophores chez plusieurs Mollusques céphalopodes; Description de quelques espèces nouvelles, et particulièrement de l'Argonaute. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris.</em> 16: 315-330., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6049305
page(s): 319 [details]
basis of record González-Gómez, R.; Avendaño, O.; De Los Angeles Barriga-Sosa, I.; Bastos, P.; Caamal-Monsreal, C.; Castillo-Estrada, G.; Cedillo-Robles, C.; Daw, A.; Díaz-Santana-Iturrios, M.; Galindo-Cortes, G.; Guerrero-Kommritz, J.; Haimovici, M.; Ibáñez, C. M.; De Lourdes Jiménez-Badillo, M.; Larson, P.; Leite, T.; Lima, F. D.; Markaida, U.; Meiners-Mandujano, C.; Morillo-Velarde, P. S.; Ortiz, N.; Pardo-Gandarillas, M. C.; Pliego-Cárdenas, R.; Ré, M. E.; Siegel, B.; Urbano, B.; Vidal, E. A. G.; Gleadall, I. G. (2024). Biodiversity of octopuses in the Americas. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 171: 189: 1-41., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-024-04489-0 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | oktapodi krahëgjatë [from synonym] | [details] |
| Dutch | witgevlekte octopus [from synonym] | [details] |
| English | white-spotted octopuswhitespotted octopuslongarmed octopusgrass scuttlegrass octopusAtlantic white-spotted octopus | [details] |
| French | poulpe tacheté [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | weißgefleckter Oktopus [from synonym]WeißfleckOktopus [from synonym]Langarmiger Krake [from synonym]Großer Krake [from synonym]Atlantische Weißfleckenkrake [from synonym] | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Λευκόστικτο χταπόδι [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes) (from synonym Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Octopus didynamus Rafinesque, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Octopus macropodus San Giovanni, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (170 publications) (from synonym Octopus macropus Risso, 1826)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Octopus alderii Vérany, 1851)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Octopus granosus Blainville, 1826)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Octopus frayedus Rafinesque, 1814)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Callistoctopus macropus) (from synonym Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826))
To Fishipedia (from synonym Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826))
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826))
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Octopus macropus Risso, 1826)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826))
To PESI (from synonym Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826))
To PESI (from synonym Octopus macropus Risso, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus alderii Vérany, 1851)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus granosus Blainville, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus macropodus San Giovanni, 1829)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus macropus Risso, 1826)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 096643) (from synonym Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Octopus didynamus Rafinesque, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Octopus macropodus San Giovanni, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (170 publications) (from synonym Octopus macropus Risso, 1826)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Octopus alderii Vérany, 1851)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Octopus granosus Blainville, 1826)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Octopus frayedus Rafinesque, 1814)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Callistoctopus macropus) (from synonym Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826))
To Fishipedia (from synonym Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826))
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826))
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Octopus macropus Risso, 1826)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826))
To PESI (from synonym Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826))
To PESI (from synonym Octopus macropus Risso, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus alderii Vérany, 1851)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus granosus Blainville, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus macropodus San Giovanni, 1829)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus macropus Risso, 1826)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 096643) (from synonym Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826))
