WoRMS name details
Polypus Leach, 1817
534142 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:534142)
unaccepted (ICZN Opinion 233)
Genus
- Species Polypus abruptus Sasaki, 1920 accepted as Muusoctopus abruptus (Sasaki, 1920) (original combination)
- Species Polypus apollyon S. S. Berry, 1912 accepted as Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
- Species Polypus arborescens Hoyle, 1904 accepted as Octopus arborescens (Hoyle, 1904) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Polypus brucei Hoyle, 1912 accepted as Enteroctopus megalocyathus (A. Gould, 1852)
- Species Polypus californicus S. S. Berry, 1911 accepted as Octopus californicus (S. S. Berry, 1911) (original combination)
- Species Polypus campbelli E. A. Smith, 1902 accepted as Robsonella campbelli (E. A. Smith, 1902) (original combination)
- Species Polypus conispadiceus Sasaki, 1917 accepted as Octopus conispadiceus (Sasaki, 1917)
- Species Polypus dofleini Wülker, 1910 accepted as Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910) (original combination)
- Species Polypus faeroensis E. S. Russell, 1909 accepted as Bathypolypus arcticus (Prosch, 1849) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Polypus gardineri Hoyle, 1905 accepted as Octopus gardineri (Hoyle, 1905)
- Species Polypus gilbertianus S. S. Berry, 1912 accepted as Octopus gilbertianus (S. S. Berry, 1912) accepted as Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910)
- Species Polypus glaber Sasaki, 1920 accepted as Muusoctopus hokkaidensis (S. S. Berry, 1921)
- Species Polypus hattai Sasaki, 1929 accepted as Octopus hattai (Sasaki, 1929)
- Species Polypus hokkaidensis S. S. Berry, 1921 accepted as Muusoctopus hokkaidensis (S. S. Berry, 1921) (original combination)
- Species Polypus hongkongensis Hoyle, 1885 accepted as Octopus hongkongensis (Hoyle, 1885)
- Species Polypus hoylei S. S. Berry, 1909 accepted as Pteroctopus hoylei (S. S. Berry, 1909) (original combination)
- Species Polypus kermadecensis S. S. Berry, 1914 accepted as Pinnoctopus kermadecensis (S. S. Berry, 1914) (original combination)
- Species Polypus leioderma S. S. Berry, 1911 accepted as Muusoctopus leioderma (S. S. Berry, 1911) (original combination)
- Species Polypus levis (Hoyle, 1885) accepted as Muusoctopus levis (Hoyle, 1885)
- Species Polypus longispadiceus Sasaki, 1917 accepted as Octopus longispadiceus (Sasaki, 1917) (original combination)
- Species Polypus luteus Sasaki, 1929 accepted as Callistoctopus luteus (Sasaki, 1929) (original combination)
- Species Polypus macropus (Risso, 1826) accepted as Callistoctopus macropus (Risso, 1826)
- Species Polypus normani Massy, 1907 accepted as Muusoctopus normani (Massy, 1907) accepted as Muusoctopus januarii (Hoyle, 1885) (original combination)
- Species Polypus ochotensis Sasaki, 1920 accepted as Octopus ochotensis (Sasaki, 1920) (original combination)
- Species Polypus oculifer Hoyle, 1904 accepted as Octopus oculifer (Hoyle, 1904)
- Species Polypus oliveri S. S. Berry, 1914 accepted as Octopus oliveri (S. S. Berry, 1914) (original combination)
- Species Polypus oshimai Sasaki, 1929 accepted as Octopus oshimai (Sasaki, 1929) (original combination)
- Species Polypus ovulum Sasaki, 1917 accepted as Amphioctopus ovulum (Sasaki, 1917) (original combination)
- Species Polypus parvus Sasaki, 1917 accepted as Octopus parvus (Sasaki, 1917)
- Species Polypus pricei S. S. Berry, 1913 accepted as Octopus pricei (S. S. Berry, 1913) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Polypus pricei S. S. Berry, 1913 sensu Massy, 1916 accepted as Teretoctopus indicus G. C. Robson, 1929 (unaccepted > misapplication)
- Species Polypus profundicola Massy, 1907 accepted as Bathypolypus ergasticus (P. Fischer & H. Fischer, 1892)
- Species Polypus schultzei Hoyle, 1910 accepted as Eledone schultzei (Hoyle, 1910) (original combination)
- Species Polypus scorpio S. S. Berry, 1920 accepted as Macrotritopus scorpio (S. S. Berry, 1920) (original combination)
- Species Polypus valdiviae Thiele, 1915 accepted as Bathypolypus valdiviae (Thiele, 1915) (original combination)
- Species Polypus variabilis Sasaki, 1929 accepted as Octopus variabilis (Sasaki, 1929) (original combination)
- Species Polypus wolfi Wülker, 1913 accepted as Octopus wolfi (Wülker, 1913) (original combination)
- Species Polypus longipes Leach, 1817 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Polypus Leach, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534142 on 2024-08-24
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