WoRMS name details
Octopus megalops (Taki, 1964)
833465 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:833465)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
Paroctopus megalops Taki, 1964 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Paroctopus megalops Taki, 1964) Taki, I. (1964). On eleven new species of the Cephalopoda from Japan, including two new genera of Octopodinae. <em>Journal of the Faculty of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry, Hiroshima University.</em> 5(2): 277-343., available online at https://ir.lib.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/files/public/4/40363/20160613104509553385/JFacFishAnim_5_277.pdf
page(s): 310 [details]
page(s): 310 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Octopus megalops (Taki, 1964). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833465 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Paroctopus megalops Taki, 1964) Taki, I. (1964). On eleven new species of the Cephalopoda from Japan, including two new genera of Octopodinae. <em>Journal of the Faculty of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry, Hiroshima University.</em> 5(2): 277-343., available online at https://ir.lib.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/files/public/4/40363/20160613104509553385/JFacFishAnim_5_277.pdf
page(s): 310 [details]
page(s): 310 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
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): 210 [details]
page(s): 210 [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | オオメダコ | [details] |
