WoRMS taxon details
Enteroctopus magnificus (Villanueva, P. Sánchez & Compagno Roeleveld, 1992)
535784 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:535784)
accepted
Species
Octopus magnificus Villanueva, P. Sánchez & Compagno Roeleveld, 1992 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Octopus magnificus Villanueva, P. Sánchez & Compagno Roeleveld, 1992) Villanueva, R., Sánchez, P. & Compagno Roeleveld, M.A. (1992). <em>Octopus magnificus</em> (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), a new species of large octopod from the southeastern Atlantic. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 49(1-2): 39-56 (1991). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Enteroctopus magnificus (Villanueva, P. Sánchez & Compagno Roeleveld, 1992). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=535784 on 2025-04-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Octopus magnificus Villanueva, P. Sánchez & Compagno Roeleveld, 1992) Villanueva, R., Sánchez, P. & Compagno Roeleveld, M.A. (1992). <em>Octopus magnificus</em> (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), a new species of large octopod from the southeastern Atlantic. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 49(1-2): 39-56 (1991). [details]
basis of record 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]
basis of record 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]
Other
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]
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 Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | giant octopus [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Octopus magnificus Villanueva, P. Sánchez & Compagno Roeleveld, 1992)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Enteroctopus magnificus)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Octopus magnificus Villanueva, P. Sánchez & Compagno Roeleveld, 1992)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus magnificus Villanueva, P. Sánchez & Compagno Roeleveld, 1992)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Octopus magnificus Villanueva, P. Sánchez & Compagno Roeleveld, 1992)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Enteroctopus magnificus)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Octopus magnificus Villanueva, P. Sánchez & Compagno Roeleveld, 1992)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus magnificus Villanueva, P. Sánchez & Compagno Roeleveld, 1992)
