WoRMS taxon details
Octopus joubini G. C. Robson, 1929
341985 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:341985)
accepted
Species
Octopus (Octopus) joubini G. C. Robson, 1929 · alternative representation
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Octopus (Octopus) joubini G. C. Robson, 1929) Robson, G. C. (1929). A monograph of the recent Cephalopoda based on the collections in the British Museum (Natural History). Part I. Octopodinae. British Museum (Natural History), London. Pp. 1-236, pls 1-7. [published 27 July 1929]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48282680
page(s): p. 161-162, pl. 6, fig. 1, text figs 56-58. [details]
page(s): p. 161-162, pl. 6, fig. 1, text figs 56-58. [details]
Etymology Named for the French malacologist, Louis Marie Adolphe Olivier Édouard Joubin (1861-1935).
Etymology Named for the French malacologist, Louis Marie Adolphe Olivier Édouard Joubin (1861-1935). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Octopus joubini G. C. Robson, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=341985 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
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(of Octopus (Octopus) joubini G. C. Robson, 1929) Robson, G. C. (1929). A monograph of the recent Cephalopoda based on the collections in the British Museum (Natural History). Part I. Octopodinae. British Museum (Natural History), London. Pp. 1-236, pls 1-7. [published 27 July 1929]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48282680
page(s): p. 161-162, pl. 6, fig. 1, text figs 56-58. [details]
page(s): p. 161-162, pl. 6, fig. 1, text figs 56-58. [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]
additional source Judkins, H. L., M. Vecchione, and C. F. E. Roper. 2009. Cephalopoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 701–709 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source 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]
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. [details]
additional source Thomas, R. F. & Opresko, L. (1973). Observations on <i>Octopus joubini</i>: four laboratory reared generations. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 87(3): 61-65, figs. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8511842 [details]
additional source McKinstry, D. M. (1988). Bite by <i>Octopus joubini</i>: a case report. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 102(3): 127-128., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8276959 [details]
additional source Judkins, H. L., M. Vecchione, and C. F. E. Roper. 2009. Cephalopoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 701–709 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source 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]
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. [details]
additional source Thomas, R. F. & Opresko, L. (1973). Observations on <i>Octopus joubini</i>: four laboratory reared generations. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 87(3): 61-65, figs. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8511842 [details]
additional source McKinstry, D. M. (1988). Bite by <i>Octopus joubini</i>: a case report. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 102(3): 127-128., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8276959 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the French malacologist, Louis Marie Adolphe Olivier Édouard Joubin (1861-1935). [details]Unreviewed
Habitat coastal to shelf [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | pygmy octopusJoubin's octopusdwarf octopus | [details] |
| German | Joubins Krake AtlanticAtlantischer Zwergkrake | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (37 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Octopus joubini)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 15 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Octopus joubini Robson, 1929 (USNM 816834) dorsal view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 096639)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Octopus joubini)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 15 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Octopus joubini Robson, 1929 (USNM 816834) dorsal view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 096639)
To ITIS
