MolluscaBase taxon details
Octopus hongkongensis (Hoyle, 1885)
341982 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:341982)
accepted
Species
Octopus megalops (Taki, 1964) · unaccepted (synonym)
Octopus tenuicirrus (Sasaki, 1929) · unaccepted
Paroctopus megalops Taki, 1964 · unaccepted (original combination)
Polypus hongkongensis Hoyle, 1885 · unaccepted
Polypus tenuicirrus Sasaki, 1929 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Octopus hongkongensis (Hoyle, 1885). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=341982 on 2025-09-11
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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]
original description (of Polypus tenuicirrus Sasaki, 1929) Sasaki, M. (1929). A monograph of the dibranchiate cephalopods of the Japanese and adjacent waters. <em>Journal of the College of Agriculture, Hokkaido Imperial University.</em> 20(Suppl.): 1-357, 159 figs, 30 pls., available online at https://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/handle/2115/12617
page(s): 78-79, pl. 11 figs. 14-16 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
basis of record 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. [details]
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. [details]
status source 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): 310 [details]
original description (of Polypus tenuicirrus Sasaki, 1929) Sasaki, M. (1929). A monograph of the dibranchiate cephalopods of the Japanese and adjacent waters. <em>Journal of the College of Agriculture, Hokkaido Imperial University.</em> 20(Suppl.): 1-357, 159 figs, 30 pls., available online at https://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/handle/2115/12617
page(s): 78-79, pl. 11 figs. 14-16 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
basis of record 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. [details]
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. [details]
status source 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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Octopus tenuicirrus (Sasaki, 1929))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Paroctopus megalops Taki, 1964)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Octopus megalops (Taki, 1964))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Octopus hongkongensis)
To GB Mollusca Types (Octopus hongkongensis Hoyle, 1885; Holotype; NMW.Z.1978.014.00359)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 15 proteins)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 15 proteins) (from synonym Octopus megalops (Taki, 1964))
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 15 proteins) (from synonym Paroctopus megalops Taki, 1964)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Octopus tenuicirrus (Sasaki, 1929))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Paroctopus megalops Taki, 1964)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Octopus megalops (Taki, 1964))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Octopus hongkongensis)
To GB Mollusca Types (Octopus hongkongensis Hoyle, 1885; Holotype; NMW.Z.1978.014.00359)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 15 proteins)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 15 proteins) (from synonym Octopus megalops (Taki, 1964))
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 15 proteins) (from synonym Paroctopus megalops Taki, 1964)
To ITIS
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