WoRMS taxon details
Macrotritopus defilippi (Vérany, 1851)
534126 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:534126)
accepted
Species
Macrotritopus dana G. C. Robson, 1929 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Macrotritopus kempi G. C. Robson, 1929 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Octopus dana G. C. Robson, 1929 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Octopus defilippi Vérany, 1851 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Octopus defilippi var. dama G. C. Robson, 1929 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Octopus kempi (G. C. Robson, 1929) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Octopus defilippi Vérany, 1851) Vérany G.B. 1851. Mollusques méditeranéens [sic] observés, décrits, figurés et chromolitographiés d'après le vivant. 1. Céphalopodes de la Méditerranée. Gênes [Genova], imprimerie des Sourds-Muets pp. i-xvi, 1-132, with 44 plates. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/104831
page(s): 30-32, pl. 11 ig. d, f [details]
page(s): 30-32, pl. 11 ig. d, f [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Macrotritopus defilippi (Vérany, 1851). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534126 on 2025-05-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Octopus defilippi Vérany, 1851) Vérany G.B. 1851. Mollusques méditeranéens [sic] observés, décrits, figurés et chromolitographiés d'après le vivant. 1. Céphalopodes de la Méditerranée. Gênes [Genova], imprimerie des Sourds-Muets pp. i-xvi, 1-132, with 44 plates. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/104831
page(s): 30-32, pl. 11 ig. d, f [details]
original description (of Macrotritopus kempi G. C. Robson, 1929) Robson, G. C. (1929). XLI.—Notes on the Cephalopoda.—VII. On <em>Macrotritopus</em>, Grimpe, with a description of a new species. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (series 10) 3(15): 311-313., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932908672975
page(s): 312 [details]
original description (of Octopus defilippi var. dama G. C. Robson, 1929) Robson, G. C. (1929). A monograph of the recent Cephalopoda based on the collections in the British Museum (Natural History). Part I. Octopodinae. British Museum (Natural History), London. Pp. 1-236, pls 1-7. [published 27 July 1929]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48282680
page(s): 140 [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]
page(s): 30-32, pl. 11 ig. d, f [details]
original description (of Macrotritopus kempi G. C. Robson, 1929) Robson, G. C. (1929). XLI.—Notes on the Cephalopoda.—VII. On <em>Macrotritopus</em>, Grimpe, with a description of a new species. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (series 10) 3(15): 311-313., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932908672975
page(s): 312 [details]
original description (of Octopus defilippi var. dama G. C. Robson, 1929) Robson, G. C. (1929). A monograph of the recent Cephalopoda based on the collections in the British Museum (Natural History). Part I. Octopodinae. British Museum (Natural History), London. Pp. 1-236, pls 1-7. [published 27 July 1929]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48282680
page(s): 140 [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
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 | lilliput long-armed octopuslilliput longarm octopusAtlantic longarm octopus | [details] |
| German | LangarmkrakeAtlantischer Langarmkrake | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Χταποδάκι [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Macrotritopus kempi G. C. Robson, 1929)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Octopus defilippi Vérany, 1851)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Macrotritopus defilippi)
To GenBank (65 nucleotides; 28 proteins)
To GenBank (65 nucleotides; 28 proteins) (from synonym Octopus defilippi Vérany, 1851)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Octopus kempi (Robson, 1929); SYNTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:2437340) (from synonym Octopus kempi (G. C. Robson, 1929))
To PESI (from synonym Macrotritopus kempi G. C. Robson, 1929)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus kempi (G. C. Robson, 1929))
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Octopus defilippi Vérany, 1851)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus defilippi Vérany, 1851)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 096644)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Macrotritopus kempi G. C. Robson, 1929)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Octopus defilippi Vérany, 1851)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Macrotritopus defilippi)
To GenBank (65 nucleotides; 28 proteins)
To GenBank (65 nucleotides; 28 proteins) (from synonym Octopus defilippi Vérany, 1851)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Octopus kempi (Robson, 1929); SYNTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:2437340) (from synonym Octopus kempi (G. C. Robson, 1929))
To PESI (from synonym Macrotritopus kempi G. C. Robson, 1929)
To PESI (from synonym Octopus kempi (G. C. Robson, 1929))
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Octopus defilippi Vérany, 1851)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Octopus defilippi Vérany, 1851)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 096644)
