WoRMS taxon details
Opisthoteuthis philipii Oommen, 1976
342100 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342100)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Oommen, V. P. (1976). A new species of the genus <i>Opisthoteuthis</i> Verrill, 1883 (Cephalopoda: Mollusca)from the southwest coast of India. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India.</em> 18(2): 368–374. [details] Available for editors 
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Type locality contained in Arabian Sea
type locality contained in Arabian Sea [details]
Etymology The name philipii is given in honour of late Mr. P. O. Philip, whose sincere and constant encouragement before his untimely...
Etymology The name philipii is given in honour of late Mr. P. O. Philip, whose sincere and constant encouragement before his untimely death brought the author into the field of biology. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Opisthoteuthis philipii Oommen, 1976. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342100 on 2025-03-27
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Nomenclature
original description
Oommen, V. P. (1976). A new species of the genus <i>Opisthoteuthis</i> Verrill, 1883 (Cephalopoda: Mollusca)from the southwest coast of India. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India.</em> 18(2): 368–374. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Collins M.A. & Villanueva R. (2006) Taxonomy, ecology and behaviour of the cirrate octopods. <i> Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review</i> 44: 277-322.
page(s): 297 [details]
[request]basis of record Collins M.A. & Villanueva R. (2006) Taxonomy, ecology and behaviour of the cirrate octopods. <i> Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review</i> 44: 277-322.
page(s): 297 [details]
Other
additional source
Hochberg F.G., Norman M.D. & Finn J.K. (2014). Family Opisthoteuthidae. pp. 248-261, 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.
page(s): 253 [details]
page(s): 253 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
