Octopodidae
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Octopodidae
Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Order: Octopoda Suborder: Incirrina Family: Octopodidae Orbigny, 1840
Subfamilies and Genera
See text.

Octopodidae is a family of octopuses containing the majority of known species.

Subfamilies and species

• Genus Vulcanoctopus
  • Deepsea Vent Octopus, Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis
• Subfamily Bathypolypodinae
  • Genus Bathypolypus
  • Genus Benthoctopus
  • Genus Grimpella
    • Velvet Octopus, Grimpella thaumastocheir
  • Genus Teretoctopus
• Subfamily Eledoninae
  • Genus Adelieledone - recently split from Pareledone
  • Genus Eledone
  • Genus Pareledone
  • Genus Tetracheledone
    • Spiny-horn Octopus, Tetracheledone spinicirrus
  • Genus Velodona
  • Genus Vosseledone
    • Vosseledone charrua
• Subfamily Graneledoninae
  • Genus Bentheledone
  • Genus Graneledone
  • Genus Thaumeledone
• Subfamily Megaleledoninae
  • Genus Megaleledone
    • Giant Antarctic Octopus, Megaleledone setebos
• Subfamily Octopodinae
  • Genus Abdopus
  • Genus Ameloctopus
    • Banded String-arm Octopus, Ameloctopus litoralis
  • Genus Amphioctopus
  • Genus Aphrodoctopus
    • Brush-tip Octopus, Aphrodoctopus schultzei
  • Genus Cistopus
    • Old Woman Octopus, Cistopus indicus
  • Genus Enteroctopus
  • Genus Euaxoctopus
  • Genus Hapalochlaena
  • Genus Octopus
  • Genus Pinnoctopus
  • Genus Pteroctopus
  • Genus Robsonella
  • Genus Scaeurgus
  • Genus Thaumoctopus
  • Genus Wunderpus

External links

• Tree of Life Octopodidae
• Octopodidae movies
• TONMO.com provides cephalopod family discussion forums, videos, etc.

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