WoRMS name details
Octopus magnificus Villanueva, P. Sánchez & Compagno Roeleveld, 1992
225568 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225568)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Villanueva, R., Sánchez, P. & Compagno Roeleveld, M.A. (1992). <em>Octopus magnificus</em> (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), a new species of large octopod from the southeastern Atlantic. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 49(1-2): 39-56 (1991). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Octopus magnificus Villanueva, P. Sánchez & Compagno Roeleveld, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225568 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Villanueva, R., Sánchez, P. & Compagno Roeleveld, M.A. (1992). <em>Octopus magnificus</em> (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), a new species of large octopod from the southeastern Atlantic. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 49(1-2): 39-56 (1991). [details]
basis of record Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
basis of record Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | giant octopus | [details] |
