''Abdopus'' is a
genus
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of
octopus
An octopus ( : octopuses or octopodes, see below for variants) is a soft-bodied, eight- limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda (, ). The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefis ...
es in the
family
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Octopodidae.
[Bouchet, P. (2014). Abdopus Norman & Finn, 2001. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=409947 on 2015-02-02]
Species
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Abdopus abaculus
''Abdopus'' is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Abdopus Norman & Finn, 2001. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=409947 on 2015-02-02
Spec ...
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(Norman & Sweeney, 1997) – mosaic octopus
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Abdopus aculeatus''
(d'Orbigny, 1834) – algae octopus
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Abdopus capricornicus
''Abdopus capricornicus'' is a species of octopus in the family Octopodidae, native to the Great Barrier Reef. Individuals are capable of autotomy
Autotomy (from the Greek language, Greek ''auto-'', "self-" and ''tome'', "severing", wikt:αὐ ...
'' (
Norman & Finn, 2001)
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Abdopus horridus
''Abdopus horridus'', the Red Sea octopus or common reef octopus, is a species of octopus in the genus ''Abdopus'' from the western Indian Ocean. It occurs in the western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. It has a small body and long arms with a comp ...
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(d'Orbigny, 1826) – Red Sea octopus
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Abdopus tenebricus
''Abdopus'' is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Abdopus Norman & Finn, 2001. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=409947 on 2015-02-02
Spec ...
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(Smith, 1884)
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Abdopus tonganus
''Abdopus'' is a genus of octopuses in the family Octopodidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Abdopus Norman & Finn, 2001. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=409947 on 2015-02-02
Spec ...
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(Hoyle, 1885)
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Abdopus undulatus
''Abdopus undulatus'' is a species of octopus within the family Octopodidae. The species is found near the coasts of Tongatapu, Tonga, in benthic
The benthic zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, ...
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Huffard, 2007 [Huffard, C.L. 2007]
Four new species of shallow water pygmy octopus (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) from the Kingdom of Tonga
''Molluscan Research'' 27(3): 147–170.
;Taxon inquirendum:
* ''Abdopus guangdongensis''
(Dong, 1976)
References
* Norman M.D. & Hochberg F.G. (2005) ''The current state of Octopus taxonomy.'' Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin 66:127–154.
* Huffard, C.L., R.L. Caldwell & F. Boneka. 2008. Mating behavior of ''Abdopus aculeatus'' (d’Orbigny 1834) (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) in the wild. ''Marine Biology'' (published online first).
External links
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Octopodidae
Cephalopod genera