MolluscaBase taxon details
Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
342305 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342305)
accepted
Species
Enteroctopus dofleini apollyon (S. S. Berry, 1912) · unaccepted
Enteroctopus dofleini dofleini (Wülker, 1910) · unaccepted
Enteroctopus dofleini martini (Pickford, 1964) · unaccepted
Octopus apollyon (S. S. Berry, 1912) · unaccepted
Octopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910) · unaccepted
Octopus gilbertianus (S. S. Berry, 1912) · unaccepted
Octopus punctatus Gabb, 1862 · unaccepted
Paroctopus asper Akimushkin, 1963 · unaccepted
Paroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910) · unaccepted
Polypus apollyon S. S. Berry, 1912 · unaccepted
Polypus dofleini Wülker, 1910 · unaccepted (original combination)
Polypus gilbertianus S. S. Berry, 1912 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Enteroctopus dofleini apollyon (S. S. Berry, 1912) accepted as Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
- Subspecies Enteroctopus dofleini dofleini (Wülker, 1910) accepted as Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
- Subspecies Enteroctopus dofleini martini (Pickford, 1964) accepted as Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Polypus dofleini Wülker, 1910) Wülker, G. (1910). Uber Japanische cephalopoden: Beitrage zur kenntnis der systematik und anatomie der dibranchiaten. <em>Abhandlungen der Mathematisch-Physikalischen Classe der Koniglich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> supplement 1, 3: 1-77., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39312742
page(s): 7, fig. 1, 2, 10 [details]
page(s): 7, fig. 1, 2, 10 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910). Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342305 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Octopus punctatus Gabb, 1862) Gabb, W. M. (1862). Descriptions of two new species of Cephalopodes in the Museum of the California Academy of Natural Sciences. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Natural Sciences.</em> 2: 170-172., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3837094
page(s): 170 [details]
original description (of Polypus gilbertianus S. S. Berry, 1912) Berry, S. S. (1912). A review of the cephalopods of western North America. <em>Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Washington.</em> 30(1910):267-336., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3259505 [details]
original description (of Polypus dofleini Wülker, 1910) Wülker, G. (1910). Uber Japanische cephalopoden: Beitrage zur kenntnis der systematik und anatomie der dibranchiaten. <em>Abhandlungen der Mathematisch-Physikalischen Classe der Koniglich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> supplement 1, 3: 1-77., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39312742
page(s): 7, fig. 1, 2, 10 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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]
page(s): 170 [details]
original description (of Polypus gilbertianus S. S. Berry, 1912) Berry, S. S. (1912). A review of the cephalopods of western North America. <em>Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Washington.</em> 30(1910):267-336., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3259505 [details]
original description (of Polypus dofleini Wülker, 1910) Wülker, G. (1910). Uber Japanische cephalopoden: Beitrage zur kenntnis der systematik und anatomie der dibranchiaten. <em>Abhandlungen der Mathematisch-Physikalischen Classe der Koniglich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> supplement 1, 3: 1-77., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39312742
page(s): 7, fig. 1, 2, 10 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat coastal to shelf [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | North Pacific giant octopus | [details] |
To NMNH Extant Collection (TAX MOL 214320 Back) (from synonym Polypus gilbertianus S. S. Berry, 1912)
To ITIS
To ITIS
Unreviewed
