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Octopus chromatus Heilprin, 1888

534742 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:534742)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Mollusca
  4. Cephalopoda
  5. Coleoidea
  6. Octopodiformes
  7. Octopoda
  8. Incirrata
  9. Octopodoidea
  10. Octopodidae
  11. Octopus
  12. Octopus chromatus
 unaccepted (synonym)
Callistoctopus furvus (A. A. Gould, 1852) accepted as Pinnoctopus furvus (A. A. Gould, 1852)
Species
Octopus Cuvier, 1797
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Heilprin, A. (1888). Contributions to the Natural History of the Bermuda Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 40: 302-328., available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4061282.pdf
page(s): 324 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Octopus chromatus Heilprin, 1888. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534742 on 2026-09-17
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Octopus chromatus Heilprin, 1888. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=534742 on 2026-09-17
Date
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2010-10-21 18:18:05Z
created
Bouchet, Philippe
2017-11-18 07:10:58Z
changed
Finn, Julian

original description Heilprin, A. (1888). Contributions to the Natural History of the Bermuda Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 40: 302-328., available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4061282.pdf
page(s): 324 [details] 

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] 
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