WoRMS source details
Norman M.D., Finn J.K. & Hochberg F.G. (2014). Family Octopodidae. pp. 36-215, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO]. 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.
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Norman M.D., Finn J.K. & Hochberg F.G.
2014
Family Octopodidae. pp. 36-215, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. <i>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date</i>. Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids.
FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO]
4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.
Publication
Abdopus Norman & Finn, 2001 (additional source)
Abdopus abaculus (Norman & Sweeney, 1997) (additional source)
Abdopus aculeatus (A. d'Orbigny, 1834) (additional source)
Abdopus capricornicus (Norman & Finn, 2001) (additional source)
Abdopus horridus (A. d'Orbigny, 1826) (additional source)
Abdopus tenebricus (E. A. Smith, 1884) (basis of record)
Abdopus tonganus (Hoyle, 1885) (additional source)
Abdopus undulatus Huffard, 2007 (basis of record)
Adelieledone Allcock, Hochberg, Rodhouse & Thorpe, 2003 (additional source)
Adelieledone adelieana (S. S. Berry, 1917) (additional source)
Adelieledone piatkowski Allcock, Hochberg, Rodhouse & Thorpe, 2003 (additional source)
Adelieledone polymorpha (G. C. Robson, 1930) (additional source)
Ameloctopus Norman, 1992 (additional source)
Ameloctopus litoralis Norman, 1992 (additional source)
Amphioctopus P. Fischer, 1882 (additional source)
Amphioctopus aegina (J. E. Gray, 1849) (additional source)
Amphioctopus arenicola Huffard & Hochberg, 2005 (basis of record)
Amphioctopus burryi (G. L. Voss, 1950) (additional source)
Amphioctopus exannulatus (Norman, 1993) (additional source)
Amphioctopus fangsiao (d'Orbigny [in A. Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1839-1841) (additional source)
Amphioctopus kagoshimensis (Ortmann, 1888) (additional source)
Amphioctopus marginatus (Taki, 1964) (additional source)
Amphioctopus membranaceus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) (status source)
Amphioctopus mototi (Norman, 1993) (additional source)
Amphioctopus neglectus (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999) (additional source)
Amphioctopus ovulum (Sasaki, 1917) (additional source)
Amphioctopus polyzenia (J. E. Gray, 1849) (additional source)
Amphioctopus rex (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999) (additional source)
Amphioctopus robsoni (Adam, 1941) (additional source)
Amphioctopus siamensis (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999) (additional source)
Amphioctopus varunae (Oommen, 1971) (additional source)
Aphrodoctopus Roper & Mangold, 1991 accepted as Eledone Leach, 1817 (status source)
Atlantoctopus pseudonymus Grimpe, 1922 accepted as Muusoctopus pseudonymus (Grimpe, 1922) (basis of record)
Bathypolypus Grimpe, 1921 (additional source)
Bathypolypus arcticus (Prosch, 1849) (additional source)
Bathypolypus bairdii (A. E. Verrill, 1873) (additional source)
Bathypolypus ergasticus (P. Fischer & H. Fischer, 1892) (basis of record)
Bathypolypus groenlandicus Dewhurst, 1856 accepted as Bathypolypus arcticus (Prosch, 1849) (basis of record)
Bathypolypus pugniger Muus, 2002 (additional source)
Bathypolypus rubrostictus Kaneko & Kubodera, 2008 (additional source)
Bathypolypus sponsalis (P. Fischer & H. Fischer, 1892) (additional source)
Bathypolypus valdiviae (Thiele, 1915) (additional source)
Bathypurpurata Vecchione, Allcock & Piatkowski, 2005 (additional source)
Bathypurpurata profunda Vecchione, Allcock & Piatkowski, 2005 (additional source)
Bentheledone G. C. Robson, 1932 (additional source)
Bentheledone albida (S. S. Berry, 1917) (additional source)
Bentheledone rotunda (Hoyle, 1885) (additional source)
Benthoctopus Grimpe, 1921 accepted as Bathypolypus Grimpe, 1921 (additional source)
Benthoctopus abruptus (Sasaki, 1920) accepted as Muusoctopus abruptus (Sasaki, 1920) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus berryi G. C. Robson, 1924 accepted as Muusoctopus berryi (G. C. Robson, 1924) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus canthylus G. L. Voss & Pearcy, 1990 accepted as Muusoctopus canthylus (G. L. Voss & Pearcy, 1990) (additional source)
Benthoctopus clyderoperi O'Shea, 1999 accepted as Muusoctopus clyderoperi (O'Shea, 1999) accepted as Vulcanoctopus clyderoperi (O'Shea, 1999) (additional source)
Benthoctopus fuscus Taki, 1964 accepted as Muusoctopus fuscus (Taki, 1964) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus hokkaidensis (S. S. Berry, 1921) accepted as Muusoctopus hokkaidensis (S. S. Berry, 1921) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus johnsoniana [sic] accepted as Benthoctopus johnsonianus Allcock, Strugnell, Ruggiero & M. A. Collins, 2006 accepted as Muusoctopus johnsonianus (Allcock, Strugnell, Ruggiero & M. A. Collins, 2006) (additional source)
Benthoctopus karubar Norman, Hochberg & Lu, 1997 accepted as Muusoctopus karubar (Norman, Hochberg & Lu, 1997) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus leioderma (S. S. Berry, 1911) accepted as Muusoctopus leioderma (S. S. Berry, 1911) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus levis (Hoyle, 1885) accepted as Muusoctopus levis (Hoyle, 1885) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus macrophallus G. L. Voss & Pearcy, 1990 accepted as Muusoctopus yaquinae (G. L. Voss & Pearcy, 1990) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus normani (Massy, 1907) accepted as Muusoctopus normani (Massy, 1907) accepted as Muusoctopus januarii (Hoyle, 1885) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus oregonae Toll, 1981 accepted as Muusoctopus oregonae (Toll, 1981) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus oregonensis G. L. Voss & Pearcy, 1990 accepted as Muusoctopus oregonensis (G. L. Voss & Pearcy, 1990) (additional source)
Benthoctopus profundorum G. C. Robson, 1932 accepted as Muusoctopus profundorum (G. C. Robson, 1932) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus pseudonymus (Grimpe, 1922) accepted as Muusoctopus pseudonymus (Grimpe, 1922) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus rigbyae Vecchione, Allcock, Piatkowski & Strugnell, 2009 accepted as Muusoctopus rigbyae (Vecchione, Allcock, Piatkowski & Strugnell, 2009) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus robustus G. L. Voss & Pearcy, 1990 accepted as Muusoctopus robustus (G. L. Voss & Pearcy, 1990) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus sibiricus Løyning, 1930 accepted as Muusoctopus sibiricus (Loyning, 1930) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus tangaroa O'Shea, 1999 accepted as Muusoctopus tangaroa (O'Shea, 1999) accepted as Vulcanoctopus tangaroa (O'Shea, 1999) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus tegginmathae O'Shea, 1999 accepted as Muusoctopus tegginmathae (O'Shea, 1999) accepted as Vulcanoctopus tegginmathae (O'Shea, 1999) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus thielei G. C. Robson, 1932 accepted as Muusoctopus thielei (G. C. Robson, 1932) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus yaquinae G. L. Voss & Pearcy, 1990 accepted as Muusoctopus yaquinae (G. L. Voss & Pearcy, 1990) (basis of record)
Berrya Adam, 1939 accepted as Pteroctopus P. Fischer, 1882 (source of synonymy)
Callistoctopus Taki, 1964 (basis of record)
Callistoctopus alpheus (Norman, 1993) (additional source)
Callistoctopus aspilosomatis (Norman, 1993) (additional source)
Callistoctopus dierythraeus (Norman, 1993) (additional source)
Callistoctopus graptus (Norman, 1993) (additional source)
Callistoctopus lechenaultii (A. d'Orbigny, 1826) (additional source)
Callistoctopus luteus (Sasaki, 1929) (additional source)
Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826) (additional source)
Callistoctopus nocturnus (Norman & Sweeney, 1997) (additional source)
Callistoctopus ornatus (A. Gould, 1852) (additional source)
Callistoctopus rapanui (G. L. Voss, 1979) (additional source)
Cistopus Gray, 1849 (basis of record)
Cistopus chinensis X.-D. Zheng, X.-Z. Lin, C.-C. Lu & R.-J. Ma, 2012 (additional source)
Cistopus indicus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) (additional source)
Cistopus taiwanicus J. X. Liao & C. C. Lu, 2009 (additional source)
Eledone Leach, 1817 (additional source)
Eledone caparti Adam, 1950 (additional source)
Eledone cirrhosa (Lamarck, 1798) (additional source)
Eledone gaucha Haimovici, 1988 (additional source)
Eledone massyae G. L. Voss, 1964 (additional source)
Eledone moschata (Lamarck, 1798) (additional source)
Eledone palari Lu & Stranks, 1992 (additional source)
Eledone schultzei (Hoyle, 1910) (additional source)
Enteroctopus Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 (additional source)
Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910) (additional source)
Enteroctopus eureka G. C. Robson, 1929 accepted as Muusoctopus eureka (G. C. Robson, 1929) (basis of record)
Enteroctopus magnificus (Villanueva, P. Sánchez & Compagno Roeleveld, 1992) (additional source)
Enteroctopus megalocyathus (A. Gould, 1852) (additional source)
Abdopus abaculus (Norman & Sweeney, 1997) (additional source)
Abdopus aculeatus (A. d'Orbigny, 1834) (additional source)
Abdopus capricornicus (Norman & Finn, 2001) (additional source)
Abdopus horridus (A. d'Orbigny, 1826) (additional source)
Abdopus tenebricus (E. A. Smith, 1884) (basis of record)
Abdopus tonganus (Hoyle, 1885) (additional source)
Abdopus undulatus Huffard, 2007 (basis of record)
Adelieledone Allcock, Hochberg, Rodhouse & Thorpe, 2003 (additional source)
Adelieledone adelieana (S. S. Berry, 1917) (additional source)
Adelieledone piatkowski Allcock, Hochberg, Rodhouse & Thorpe, 2003 (additional source)
Adelieledone polymorpha (G. C. Robson, 1930) (additional source)
Ameloctopus Norman, 1992 (additional source)
Ameloctopus litoralis Norman, 1992 (additional source)
Amphioctopus P. Fischer, 1882 (additional source)
Amphioctopus aegina (J. E. Gray, 1849) (additional source)
Amphioctopus arenicola Huffard & Hochberg, 2005 (basis of record)
Amphioctopus burryi (G. L. Voss, 1950) (additional source)
Amphioctopus exannulatus (Norman, 1993) (additional source)
Amphioctopus fangsiao (d'Orbigny [in A. Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1839-1841) (additional source)
Amphioctopus kagoshimensis (Ortmann, 1888) (additional source)
Amphioctopus marginatus (Taki, 1964) (additional source)
Amphioctopus membranaceus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) (status source)
Amphioctopus mototi (Norman, 1993) (additional source)
Amphioctopus neglectus (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999) (additional source)
Amphioctopus ovulum (Sasaki, 1917) (additional source)
Amphioctopus polyzenia (J. E. Gray, 1849) (additional source)
Amphioctopus rex (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999) (additional source)
Amphioctopus robsoni (Adam, 1941) (additional source)
Amphioctopus siamensis (Nateewathana & Norman, 1999) (additional source)
Amphioctopus varunae (Oommen, 1971) (additional source)
Aphrodoctopus Roper & Mangold, 1991 accepted as Eledone Leach, 1817 (status source)
Atlantoctopus pseudonymus Grimpe, 1922 accepted as Muusoctopus pseudonymus (Grimpe, 1922) (basis of record)
Bathypolypus Grimpe, 1921 (additional source)
Bathypolypus arcticus (Prosch, 1849) (additional source)
Bathypolypus bairdii (A. E. Verrill, 1873) (additional source)
Bathypolypus ergasticus (P. Fischer & H. Fischer, 1892) (basis of record)
Bathypolypus groenlandicus Dewhurst, 1856 accepted as Bathypolypus arcticus (Prosch, 1849) (basis of record)
Bathypolypus pugniger Muus, 2002 (additional source)
Bathypolypus rubrostictus Kaneko & Kubodera, 2008 (additional source)
Bathypolypus sponsalis (P. Fischer & H. Fischer, 1892) (additional source)
Bathypolypus valdiviae (Thiele, 1915) (additional source)
Bathypurpurata Vecchione, Allcock & Piatkowski, 2005 (additional source)
Bathypurpurata profunda Vecchione, Allcock & Piatkowski, 2005 (additional source)
Bentheledone G. C. Robson, 1932 (additional source)
Bentheledone albida (S. S. Berry, 1917) (additional source)
Bentheledone rotunda (Hoyle, 1885) (additional source)
Benthoctopus Grimpe, 1921 accepted as Bathypolypus Grimpe, 1921 (additional source)
Benthoctopus abruptus (Sasaki, 1920) accepted as Muusoctopus abruptus (Sasaki, 1920) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus berryi G. C. Robson, 1924 accepted as Muusoctopus berryi (G. C. Robson, 1924) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus canthylus G. L. Voss & Pearcy, 1990 accepted as Muusoctopus canthylus (G. L. Voss & Pearcy, 1990) (additional source)
Benthoctopus clyderoperi O'Shea, 1999 accepted as Muusoctopus clyderoperi (O'Shea, 1999) accepted as Vulcanoctopus clyderoperi (O'Shea, 1999) (additional source)
Benthoctopus fuscus Taki, 1964 accepted as Muusoctopus fuscus (Taki, 1964) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus hokkaidensis (S. S. Berry, 1921) accepted as Muusoctopus hokkaidensis (S. S. Berry, 1921) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus johnsoniana [sic] accepted as Benthoctopus johnsonianus Allcock, Strugnell, Ruggiero & M. A. Collins, 2006 accepted as Muusoctopus johnsonianus (Allcock, Strugnell, Ruggiero & M. A. Collins, 2006) (additional source)
Benthoctopus karubar Norman, Hochberg & Lu, 1997 accepted as Muusoctopus karubar (Norman, Hochberg & Lu, 1997) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus leioderma (S. S. Berry, 1911) accepted as Muusoctopus leioderma (S. S. Berry, 1911) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus levis (Hoyle, 1885) accepted as Muusoctopus levis (Hoyle, 1885) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus macrophallus G. L. Voss & Pearcy, 1990 accepted as Muusoctopus yaquinae (G. L. Voss & Pearcy, 1990) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus normani (Massy, 1907) accepted as Muusoctopus normani (Massy, 1907) accepted as Muusoctopus januarii (Hoyle, 1885) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus oregonae Toll, 1981 accepted as Muusoctopus oregonae (Toll, 1981) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus oregonensis G. L. Voss & Pearcy, 1990 accepted as Muusoctopus oregonensis (G. L. Voss & Pearcy, 1990) (additional source)
Benthoctopus profundorum G. C. Robson, 1932 accepted as Muusoctopus profundorum (G. C. Robson, 1932) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus pseudonymus (Grimpe, 1922) accepted as Muusoctopus pseudonymus (Grimpe, 1922) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus rigbyae Vecchione, Allcock, Piatkowski & Strugnell, 2009 accepted as Muusoctopus rigbyae (Vecchione, Allcock, Piatkowski & Strugnell, 2009) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus robustus G. L. Voss & Pearcy, 1990 accepted as Muusoctopus robustus (G. L. Voss & Pearcy, 1990) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus sibiricus Løyning, 1930 accepted as Muusoctopus sibiricus (Loyning, 1930) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus tangaroa O'Shea, 1999 accepted as Muusoctopus tangaroa (O'Shea, 1999) accepted as Vulcanoctopus tangaroa (O'Shea, 1999) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus tegginmathae O'Shea, 1999 accepted as Muusoctopus tegginmathae (O'Shea, 1999) accepted as Vulcanoctopus tegginmathae (O'Shea, 1999) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus thielei G. C. Robson, 1932 accepted as Muusoctopus thielei (G. C. Robson, 1932) (basis of record)
Benthoctopus yaquinae G. L. Voss & Pearcy, 1990 accepted as Muusoctopus yaquinae (G. L. Voss & Pearcy, 1990) (basis of record)
Berrya Adam, 1939 accepted as Pteroctopus P. Fischer, 1882 (source of synonymy)
Callistoctopus Taki, 1964 (basis of record)
Callistoctopus alpheus (Norman, 1993) (additional source)
Callistoctopus aspilosomatis (Norman, 1993) (additional source)
Callistoctopus dierythraeus (Norman, 1993) (additional source)
Callistoctopus graptus (Norman, 1993) (additional source)
Callistoctopus lechenaultii (A. d'Orbigny, 1826) (additional source)
Callistoctopus luteus (Sasaki, 1929) (additional source)
Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826) (additional source)
Callistoctopus nocturnus (Norman & Sweeney, 1997) (additional source)
Callistoctopus ornatus (A. Gould, 1852) (additional source)
Callistoctopus rapanui (G. L. Voss, 1979) (additional source)
Cistopus Gray, 1849 (basis of record)
Cistopus chinensis X.-D. Zheng, X.-Z. Lin, C.-C. Lu & R.-J. Ma, 2012 (additional source)
Cistopus indicus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) (additional source)
Cistopus taiwanicus J. X. Liao & C. C. Lu, 2009 (additional source)
Eledone Leach, 1817 (additional source)
Eledone caparti Adam, 1950 (additional source)
Eledone cirrhosa (Lamarck, 1798) (additional source)
Eledone gaucha Haimovici, 1988 (additional source)
Eledone massyae G. L. Voss, 1964 (additional source)
Eledone moschata (Lamarck, 1798) (additional source)
Eledone palari Lu & Stranks, 1992 (additional source)
Eledone schultzei (Hoyle, 1910) (additional source)
Enteroctopus Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889 (additional source)
Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910) (additional source)
Enteroctopus eureka G. C. Robson, 1929 accepted as Muusoctopus eureka (G. C. Robson, 1929) (basis of record)
Enteroctopus magnificus (Villanueva, P. Sánchez & Compagno Roeleveld, 1992) (additional source)
Enteroctopus megalocyathus (A. Gould, 1852) (additional source)
Brazil for Octopus insularis Leite & Haimovici, 2008
California for Octopus bimaculatus A. E. Verrill, 1883
California for Octopus bimaculoides Pickford & McConnaughey, 1949
Gulf of California for Octopus hubbsorum S. S. Berry, 1953
California for Octopus bimaculatus A. E. Verrill, 1883
California for Octopus bimaculoides Pickford & McConnaughey, 1949
Gulf of California for Octopus hubbsorum S. S. Berry, 1953
English Brazil reef octopus for Octopus insularis Leite & Haimovici, 2008
English lesser twospotted octopus for Octopus bimaculoides Pickford & McConnaughey, 1949
English two-spotted octopus for Octopus bimaculatus A. E. Verrill, 1883
Nomenclature
Norman et al. (2014: 58) stated their "disagreement" with ICZN decision (Opinion 2147) to suppress the name. ... [details]
