WoRMS taxon details
Cistopus indicus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
220324 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220324)
accepted
Species
Cistopus bursarius Steenstrup, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)
Octopus indicus A. d'Orbigny, 1835 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Octopus indicus A. d'Orbigny, 1835) Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de & d'Orbigny, A. (1835-1848). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des Céphalopodes acétabulifères vivants et fossiles. pp. [1-96], i-lvi, 1-361, Atlas with 144 plates. Paris, Baillière., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13093019
page(s): Octopus pl. 25 [1835]; 24 [1839]; Octopus pl. 26 figs 1-4 [1841]; note: name attributed to Rapp (MS) [details]
page(s): Octopus pl. 25 [1835]; 24 [1839]; Octopus pl. 26 figs 1-4 [1841]; note: name attributed to Rapp (MS) [details]
Distribution Central Indo-Pacific to India
Distribution Central Indo-Pacific to India [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cistopus indicus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220324 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cistopus bursarius Steenstrup, 1886) Hoyle, W. E. (1886). Report on the Cephalopoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 16 (part 44): i-vi, 1–245, pl. 1-33., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48809163
page(s): 14 [details]
original description (of Octopus indicus A. d'Orbigny, 1835) Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de & d'Orbigny, A. (1835-1848). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des Céphalopodes acétabulifères vivants et fossiles. pp. [1-96], i-lvi, 1-361, Atlas with 144 plates. Paris, Baillière., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13093019
page(s): Octopus pl. 25 [1835]; 24 [1839]; Octopus pl. 26 figs 1-4 [1841]; note: name attributed to Rapp (MS) [details]
basis of record Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney & C.E. Nauen (1984). FAO Species catalogue. Vol 3. Cephalopods of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries. FAO Fish. Synop. (125), Vol 3: 277 p. [details]
page(s): 14 [details]
original description (of Octopus indicus A. d'Orbigny, 1835) Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de & d'Orbigny, A. (1835-1848). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des Céphalopodes acétabulifères vivants et fossiles. pp. [1-96], i-lvi, 1-361, Atlas with 144 plates. Paris, Baillière., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13093019
page(s): Octopus pl. 25 [1835]; 24 [1839]; Octopus pl. 26 figs 1-4 [1841]; note: name attributed to Rapp (MS) [details]
basis of record Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney & C.E. Nauen (1984). FAO Species catalogue. Vol 3. Cephalopods of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries. FAO Fish. Synop. (125), Vol 3: 277 p. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Norman M.D. & Hochberg F.G. (2005) The current state of Octopus taxonomy. <i>Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin</i> 66:127–154. [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Gleadall, I. G. (1997). Hong Kong Cephalopada: A brief review of current knowledge and identification of specimens collected in 1995. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Eighth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China IV. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 503-513. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source 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. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.
page(s): 110 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source 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. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.
page(s): 110 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Central Indo-Pacific to India [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | old woman octopus | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cistopus bursarius Steenstrup, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Octopus indicus A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cistopus indicus)
To GenBank (58 nucleotides; 54 proteins) (from synonym Octopus indicus A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
To GenBank (58 nucleotides; 54 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cistopus bursarius Steenstrup, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Octopus indicus A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cistopus indicus)
To GenBank (58 nucleotides; 54 proteins) (from synonym Octopus indicus A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
To GenBank (58 nucleotides; 54 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
