WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Octopus pictus Brock, 1882) Brock, J. (1882). Zur Anatomie und Systematik der Cephalopoden. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 36: 543-606., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45332172 page(s): 603 [details]
original description
(of Octopus maculosus Hoyle, 1883) Hoyle, W.E. (1883). On a new species of octopus (<em>O. maculosus</em>). <em>Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh.</em> 7: 319-322., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16121499 page(s): 319 [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. page(s): 139 [details]
additional source
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
additional 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]
Unreviewed
Habitat coastal; highly toxic [details]
Language | Name | |
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English |
lesser blue-ringed octopusblue-ringed octopus |
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German |
Blaugeringelter KrakeBlaubandkrake |
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From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
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