WoRMS name details
Octopus ruber Rafinesque, 1814
534435 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:534435)
unaccepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
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]
page(s): 28 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Octopus ruber Rafinesque, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534435 on 2025-04-07
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Nomenclature
original description
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]
page(s): 28 [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]