''Euaxoctopus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
octopus
An octopus (: octopuses or octopodes) 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, cuttlefish, and nautiloids. Like oth ...
es in the
family
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Octopodidae
The Octopodidae comprise the family containing the majority of known octopus species (about 175 species).
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species lists these 23 genera:
*'' Abdopus'' Norman & Finn, 2001 (7 species)
*'' Ameloctopus'' Norman, ...
.
Species
* ''
Euaxoctopus panamensis''
Voss, 1971
* ''
Euaxoctopus pillsburyae''
Voss, 1975 – Map Octopus
* ''
Euaxoctopus scalenus'' *
( Hoyle, 1904)
The species listed above with an asterisk (
*) are questionable and need further study to determine if they are valid species or synonyms.
References
External links
*
Octopodidae
Cephalopod genera
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