WoRMS name details
Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826)
534558 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:534558)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Octopus alderii Vérany, 1851 · unaccepted (synonym)
Octopus didynamus Rafinesque, 1814 · unaccepted (synonym)
Octopus frayedus Rafinesque, 1814 · unaccepted (synonym)
Octopus granosus Blainville, 1826 · unaccepted (synonym)
Octopus macropodus San Giovanni, 1829 · unaccepted (synonym)
Polypus macropus (Risso, 1826) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Octopus macropus Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): vol. 4, p. 3 [details]
page(s): vol. 4, p. 3 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534558 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Octopus macropus Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): vol. 4, p. 3 [details]
basis of record 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]
page(s): vol. 4, p. 3 [details]
basis of record 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
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): 106 [details]
page(s): 106 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | witgevlekte octopus | [details] |
| English | white-spotted octopuswhitespotted octopuslongarmed octopusgrass octopusAtlantic white-spotted octopus | [details] |
| French | poulpe tacheté | [details] |
| German | weißgefleckter OktopusWeißfleckOktopusLangarmiger KrakeGroßer KrakeAtlantische Weißfleckenkrake | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Octopus didynamus Rafinesque, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Octopus macropodus San Giovanni, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Octopus alderii Vérany, 1851)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Octopus granosus Blainville, 1826)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Octopus frayedus Rafinesque, 1814)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Callistoctopus macropus)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus alderii Vérany, 1851)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Octopus granosus Blainville, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus macropodus San Giovanni, 1829)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 096643)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Octopus didynamus Rafinesque, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Octopus macropodus San Giovanni, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Octopus alderii Vérany, 1851)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Octopus granosus Blainville, 1826)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Octopus frayedus Rafinesque, 1814)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Callistoctopus macropus)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus alderii Vérany, 1851)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Octopus granosus Blainville, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus macropodus San Giovanni, 1829)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 096643)
