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A note on the plural: ] states that "the only acceptable plural in English is ''octopuses''", and that ''octopi'' is misconceived and ''octopodes'' pedantic. A note on the ]: ] states that "the only acceptable plural in English is ''octopuses''", and that ''octopi'' is misconceived and ''octopodes'' pedantic.


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Revision as of 04:18, 10 July 2002

Placement

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Cephalopoda
Order Octopoda
Family Octopodidae
Genus Octopus

Synonyms and common names

Octopus

A note on the plural: Fowler states that "the only acceptable plural in English is octopuses", and that octopi is misconceived and octopodes pedantic.

References

http://www.cephbase.dal.ca/spdb/genusgroup.cfm?Genus=Octopus as of 2002-07-09

Text

The octopus is a cephalopod that inhabits many diverse regions of the ocean, especially coral reefs. Octopuses are characterized by their eight legs, usually with sucker cups on them. They are highly intelligent, but suffer from a very short life span.

Children

  • Subgenus Abdopus
    • O. abaculus
    • O. aculeatus
    • O. capricornicus
    • O. tonganus
  • Subgenus Octopus
    • O. adamsi
    • O. aegina
    • O. alatus
    • O. alecto
    • O. alpheus
    • O. araneoides
    • O. arborescens
    • O. areolatus
    • O. aspilosomatis
    • O. australis
    • O. balboai
    • O. berrima
    • O. bimaculatus
    • O. bimaculoides
    • O. bocki
    • O. briareus
    • O. brocki
    • O. bunurong
    • O. burryi
    • O. californicus
    • O. campbelli
    • O. carolinensis
    • O. chierchiae
    • O. conispadiceus
    • O. cyanea
    • O. defilippi
    • O. dierythraeus
    • O. digueti
    • O. exannulatus
    • O. fangsiao etchuanus
    • O. fangsiao typicus
    • O. favonius
    • O. filamentosus
    • O. filosus
    • O. fitchi
    • O. fujitai
    • O. gardineri
    • O. gibbsi
    • O. globosus
    • O. graptus
    • O. guangdongensis
    • O. hardwickei
    • O. hattai
    • O. hongkongensis
    • O. hubbsorum
    • O. joubini
    • O. kagoshimensis
    • O. kaharoa
    • O. kaurna
    • O. lobensis
    • O. longispadiceus
    • O. luteus
    • O. macropus
    • O. maorum
    • O. marginatus
    • O. maya
    • O. membranaceus
    • O. mercatoris
    • O. mernoo
    • O. microphthalmus
    • O. micropyrsus
    • O. mimus
    • O. minor minor
    • O. minor pardalis
    • O. minor typicus
    • O. mototi
    • O. mutilans
    • O. nanhaiensis
    • O. nanus
    • O. neglectus
    • O. niveus
    • O. nocturnus
    • O. occidentalis
    • O. ochotensis
    • O. oculifer
    • O. oliveri
    • O. ornatus
    • O. oshimai
    • O. ovulum
    • O. pallidus
    • O. parvus
    • O. penicillifer
    • O. pentherinus
    • O. polyzenia
    • O. prashadi
    • O. pricei
    • O. pumilus
    • O. pyrum
    • O. rapanui
    • O. rex
    • O. robsoni
    • O. roosevelti
    • O. rubescens
    • O. salutii
    • O. sanctaehelenae
    • O. sasakii
    • O. selene
    • O. siamensis
    • O. spinosus
    • O. striolatus
    • O. superciliosus
    • O. taprobanensis
    • O. tehuelchus
    • O. tenebricus
    • O. tetricus
    • O. tsugarensis
    • O. validus
    • O. varunae
    • O. veligero
    • O. verrucosus
    • O. vitiensis
    • O. warringa
    • O. winckworthi
    • O. wolfi
    • O. yendoi
    • O. zonatus