Octopodidae

Octopodidae
Greater blue-ringed octopus
(Hapalochlaena lunulata)
Benthoctopus sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Suborder: Incirrina
Family: Octopodidae
Orbigny, 1839
Subfamilies

Bathypolypodinae
Eledoninae
Graneledoninae
Megaleledoninae
Octopodinae

Octopodidae is the family containing the majority of known octopus species.

Genera

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following genera:[1]

References

  1. Bouchet, Philippe (2014). "Octopodidae d'Orbigny, 1839". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-05-21.

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